Forest County v. Poppy

With the court’s disposal of three of the items involved I disagree.

The complaint alleged the receipt by the defendant county treasurer of over $17,000 for which he had failed to account as required by law, leaving that amount of a shortage, and that such sum was appropriated and converted by the de*282fendant to his own use. No claim was asserted of possible negligence by the defendant treasurer in collecting moneys due the county.

After testimony was taken it was admitted that the maximum amount for which he could be held was less than $7,000, and-was the amount for which plaintiff had judgment.

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