First National Bank of St. Paul v. County of Cook
Supreme Court of Minnesota
From tbe decision of the county board of Cook county allowing a claim of F. B. Myers amounting to $5,000, certain taxpayers and the county attorney appealed to the district court for that county. The plaintiff bank, as assignee of Myers, filed its complaint against the county. The 'answer set up that' the alleged contract between the county and Myers was nulí and void and was not a legal charge against the county.
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From tbe decision of the county board of Cook county allowing a claim of F. B. Myers amounting to $5,000, certain taxpayers and the county attorney appealed to the district court for that county. The plaintiff bank, as assignee of Myers, filed its complaint against the county. The 'answer set up that' the alleged contract between the county and Myers was nulí and void and was not a legal charge against the county. The appeal was 'heard by Freeman, J., who made findings and ordered judgment directing the issue of a warrant in favor of plaintiff. From the judgment entered pursuant to the order…
1Opinion of the Court
Lees, C.
In December, 1918, one Myers presented to the county board of Cook county a verified claim against the county for $5,000. It was allowed by the unanimous vote of the board, and Myers subsequently assigned it to the plaintiff. An appeal from its allowance was taken to the district court of Cook county hy the county attorney upon the request of 11 taxpayers, made pursuant -to section 674, G. S. 1913. The court made findings in plaintiff’s favor and the county -appeals from the judgment entered thereon.
Prior to September 16, 1918, the county board had resolved to issue bonds to refund…
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