School District v. Carson
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Crawford District Court. Carson was elected and qualified as director of school district No. 54, county of Crawford, in March 1871. A special election was called and held in said district in April 1871, at which the electors of said district voted in favor of the issuance of bonds of said district to the amount of $600 •with which to build a school-house.
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Error from Crawford District Court. Carson was elected and qualified as director of school district No. 54, county of Crawford, in March 1871. A special election was called and held in said district in April 1871, at which the electors of said district voted in favor of the issuance of bonds of said district to the amount of $600 •with which to build a school-house. Said bonds were issued. • In May the school board held a meeting — director, treasurer, and clerk all being present — at which Carson, as director, was authorized and requested to “negotiate and sell said school-district bonds at…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Kingman, C. J.:
The defendant in error was treasurer of School District No. 54 in Crawford county. The • school district issued bonds to the amount of $600, and the defendant in error negotiated the bonds with a banking-house in Fort Scott and took a certificate of deposit for the amount for which they were sold. Afterwards he drew a check on the banking-house for the amount and sold the same to one F.. Playter. This check was dishonored; whereupon Playter' brought an action against the' defendant in error for the amount, and recovered judgment…
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