Denny v. Jefferson County
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court. — Hon. E. M. Dearing, Judge. (1) Every presumption is in favor of the county court acting from proper and right motives and the burden is upon the plaintiff to overthrow such presumption by a greater weight or preponderance of the evidence. Beardon v. Miller, 54 Mo.
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Appeal from Jefferson Circuit Court. — Hon. E. M. Dearing, Judge. (1) Every presumption is in favor of the county court acting from proper and right motives and the burden is upon the plaintiff to overthrow such presumption by a greater weight or preponderance of the evidence. Beardon v. Miller, 54 Mo. App. 201; State ex rel. v. Flemming, 147 Mo. 10; Martin v. Stoller, 107 Mo. 317; State v. Brown, 75 Mo. 317; State ex rel. v. Weatherby, 45 Mo. 17; Agan v. Shannon, 103 Mo. 661. (2) Quo warranto would lie to declare a forfeiture of the Trust Company’s charter for misuser and nonuser of its…
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, C.
This is an injunction suit brought by 450 taxpaying citizens of Jefferson County to set aside an order of its county court designating the Bank of Hillsboro as depositary of the county funds, and to enjoin the county treasurer from depositing such funds or the district or capital school funds thereof in said bank under and by virtue of such order, and to require him to withdraw all such funds as may have by him been deposited in said bank, and to restrain the county court and judges thereof from further recognizing such order, and to require the court to accept the bid of the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State ex informatione Crow v. Lincoln Trust Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1898
- Reagan v. County CourtSupreme Court of Missouri · 1910
- Barrett v. Stoddard CountySupreme Court of Missouri · 1912
- Stone v. St. Louis Union Trust Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1910
- State ex rel. Bank of Crane v. HawkinsMissouri Court of Appeals · 1908
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3Cited by1 opinion
- In Re Liquidation Farmers Bank v. MoberlySupreme Court of Missouri · 1939