Lainhart v. Burr
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided by Division A. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Dade County. STATEMENT. Appellees, who are citizens of Dade county, and tax payers upon real and personal property situated therein, filed their bill of complaint against appellants in the Circuit Court of that county on November 21, 1902, alleging that Lainhart, Sewell, McDonald, Belcher and Aichor were the duly qualified county commissioners, Dimick the county treasurer, and Brooker, Gautier and Shone…
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This case was decided by Division A. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Dade County. STATEMENT. Appellees, who are citizens of Dade county, and tax payers upon real and personal property situated therein, filed their bill of complaint against appellants in the Circuit Court of that county on November 21, 1902, alleging that Lainhart, Sewell, McDonald, Belcher and Aichor were the duly qualified county commissioners, Dimick the county treasurer, and Brooker, Gautier and Shone the bond trustees of said county; that a special fund had been created for building a court house, &c., and the…
1Opinion of the CourtCarter, J.
(After stating the facts.)
The jurisdiction of a court of equity to entertain a bill for injunction and accounting such as was filed in this case is not questioned. Neither is a question presented as to the sufficiency of the allegations of the bill to obtain the relief prayed. One of the principal questions involved and argued is, whether county commissioners may through employes selected by them purchase from mem»bers of their body or from firms in which such members are partners, supplies to> be used for county purposes, audit and approve the accounts and pay for same by warrants drawn on…
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