Carey v. State Ex Rel. Doughty

This action was commenced by the plaintiffs as resident taxpayers of Major county under section 5965, O. S. 1931, the common informer statute, against C. H. Carey and D. B. Clark, members of the board of county commissioners of that county, 'and J. H. Green and T. W. Reece, road contractors, claimants, to recover twice the amount of a certain claim presented against the county ’by Green and Reece, and allowed and paid by said county commissioners. Major county was made a party defendant as required by said statute. Judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiffs and against the claimants and…