Pope v. Board of Com'rs of Oklahoma Co.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from Superior Court, Oklahoma County; Edward Bowes Oldfield> Judge. The rejection of the claim of D. K. Pope by the Board of Connty Commissioners of Oklahoma County was affirmed by the Superior Court of such county, and Pope brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtKane, C. J.
This is an appeal from the action of the superior court of Oklahoma county in affirming the action of the board of county commissioners of said county in rejecting a claim for $1,284.25 presented to it by the county attorney thereof. It seems that the county attorney collected a bond in the sum of $5,000, executed by the Southern Surety Company, as surety, conditioned to save harmless said board of county commissioners from any loss they might suffer by depositing $5,000 of the funds of said county in the First National Bank of Capitol Hill, which afterwards failed without leaving sufficient…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. WittIllinois Supreme Court · 1857
- State v. KlingmanSupreme Court of Iowa · 1862
- Combs v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1866
- Marr v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1871
3Cited by4 opinions
- In Re SittonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1918
- Pope v. Board of Com'rs of Oklahoma Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
- State Bar Commission ex rel. Bridges v. SittonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1918
- Opinion No. 75-324 (1976) Ag, Oklahoma Attorney General Reports1976