Todd v. Borough of Patterson
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Juniata county. This case arose on an appeal by John B. M. Todd, treasurer of the borough of Patterson, from the auditors’ settlement of his account as treasurer, finding a balance of $120.20 against him.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas of Juniata county. This case arose on an appeal by John B. M. Todd, treasurer of the borough of Patterson, from the auditors’ settlement of his account as treasurer, finding a balance of $120.20 against him. About February 1864, several meetings of the citizens of Patterson were held to raise money to pay bounties to volunteers, and James North was appointed by the citizens, treasurer for the bounty fund; and as such gave certificates to citizens for the amounts severally subscribed by them, amongst the rest one to Todd for $60. Todd also purchased the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, July 3d 1867, by
Agnew, J.
— The court below was manifestly right in excluding from the account of Todd, as treasurer of the borough, his claim for the money he had lent to the borough on its bond. This will be seen by noticing the nature and subject of the account. Todd was the treasurer of the borough of Patterson, and went before the auditors to settle his official account as treasurer. The subject of the settlement must necessarily be his official receipts and disbursements. He was therefore to be charged with all moneys of the borough which he had…