Morse v. Commissioners of Granite County
Montana Supreme Court
Appeal from District Court, Cramite County. Theodore Brantley, Judge. Claim by John W. Morse against the board of county commissioners of Granite county. Judgment of nonsuit. Plaintiff appeals. Statement of the case by the justice delivering the opinion.
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Appeal from District Court, Cramite County. Theodore Brantley, Judge. Claim by John W. Morse against the board of county commissioners of Granite county. Judgment of nonsuit. Plaintiff appeals. Statement of the case by the justice delivering the opinion. It appears from the record in this case that the plaintiff, John W. Morse, presented the claim sued on in this action, and which is the subject of the litigation, to the county commissioners of Granite county, for allowance, which claim was allowed by the commissioners of said county. Thereafter Wingfield L. Brown, a taxpayer of Granite,…
1Opinion of the CourtPemberton, C. J.
Notwithstanding the record shows that the case has been litigated with a great deal of zeal, and discloses ill feeling between the parties that has no place in a trial in the courts, still, when we strip the record of its rubbish and immaterial questions and contentions, we think the real issue involved is a simple one, and easy of solution.
It is conceded that Morse sold the property to the county; that the property was necessary for furnishing the courthouse and offices of the county; that the prices charged and the sum allowed Morse by the county commissioners were reasonable; that the…
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