Wadsworth v. Board of Supervisors
New York Supreme Court
Action by James W. Wadsworth against the Board of Supervisors of Livingston County and others. Judgment for plaintiff.
1Opinion of the CourtBenton, J.
Action by a taxpayer to restrain the levying, assessment, and collection of claim of Henry B. Curtis for $5,470.94 pursuant to a resolution of the board of supervisors passed December 12, 1906. Said Curtis was county clerk of Livingston county from 1899 to 1905. His compensation consisted of fees. On December 7, 1899, the board of supervisors of said county appointed a committee of three, among other things, “to take such action as *11they may deem advisable for making new indexes for deeds in the county clerk’s office.” On March 12, 1900, said committee entered into a written contract, dated…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Osterhoudt v. . RigneyNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
- Village of Fort Edward v. . FishNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
- Carpenter v. . TaylorNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Woods v. Board of SupervisorsNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York v. . DakeNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
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