State ex rel. Warren v. Peltier
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Upon the relation of the chairman of the board of supervisors of the town of Staples, the district court for Todd county issued its alternative writ of mandamus, directed to the auditor of that county, requiring him to extend certain taxes against property in the village of Staples for the purpose of collecting its proportionate share of certain bonds issued by the town of Staples.
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Upon the relation of the chairman of the board of supervisors of the town of Staples, the district court for Todd county issued its alternative writ of mandamus, directed to the auditor of that county, requiring him to extend certain taxes against property in the village of Staples for the purpose of collecting its proportionate share of certain bonds issued by the town of Staples. The matter was tried before Taylor, J., who found as conclusion of law that the village of Staples was not liable for any part of certain bonds issued for road and bridge purposes by the town of Staples, but was…
1Opinion of the Court
START, O. J.
Mandamus to compel the county auditor of the county of Todd to extend against the taxable property of the village of Staples its ratable share of a tax levied by the town of Staples to pay certain bonds issued by the town for road and bridge purposes. From the facts found by the trial court, which were admitted by the parties, the court found as a conclusion of law that the village of Staples was not liable for any part of the bonds so issued. The relator appealed from a judgment entered in accordance with such conclusion of law.
*33The only error here assigned is that the conclusion…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Bradish v. LuckenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
- Garrett v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1896
3Cited by2 opinions
- Ingersoll v. Town of Deer RiverSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
- Vesely v. Village of HopkinsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1933