Johnson v. Young

On November 8, 1926, Power County, through its acting Board of Commissioners, W. F. Young, Frank R. Meadows and T. B. Evans, respondents herein, entered into a contract with one A. Humphrey, trustee, whereby the board employed said trustee “to perform certain services” on behalf of the county “and other persons and corporations.” Claiming that he was a taxpayer of the county, appellant, Chas. Johnson, appealed from the order directing such contract, charging that the order and contract were “illegal” and “prejudicial to the public interest.” The district court dismissed the action, holding…