Washoe County v. Eureka County
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from the First Judicial District Court, Ormsby County; C. E. Mad, Judge. Action by Washoe County against Eureka County. From a judgment in favor of defendant, plaintiff appeals. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion. I. The evidence establishing that the notice was shown to one of the commissioners, personally, and afterwards filed with the clerk of the board of commissioners, is sufficient proof of receipt of such notice by the commissioners of Eureka county.
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Appeal from the First Judicial District Court, Ormsby County; C. E. Mad, Judge. Action by Washoe County against Eureka County. From a judgment in favor of defendant, plaintiff appeals. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion. I. The evidence establishing that the notice was shown to one of the commissioners, personally, and afterwards filed with the clerk of the board of commissioners, is sufficient proof of receipt of such notice by the commissioners of Eureka county. The evidence shows a sufficient service of the notice to be binding on the defendant county. In cases of the character…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Bonnieield, C. J.:
This action was brought by Washoe county against Eureka county to recover the sum of $2,132 for relief furnished by the plaintiff to one John Fitzgerald, in plaintiff’s county hospital, from the 23d day of August, 1892, to the 30th day of June, 1898.
It is alleged that Fitzgerald was a pauper and resident of Eureka county. The case was tried by the court without a jury. The trial resulted in a judgment in favor of the defendant for its costs, taxed at $59. This appeal is from the judgment and an order denying plaintiff’s motion for new trial.
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