Legal Opinion

City of Bangor v. Ridley

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine

Decided July 3, 1918PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Action on the case to recover of defendant certain sums of money paid to said defendant by the city treasurer of the City of Bangor for the use of certain horses and teams belonging to said defendant, while he, the said defendant, was a member of the Board of Aldermen of said City of Bangor. Defendant filed plea of general issue. At close of testimony, case was reported to Law Court upon certain agreed stipulations. Judgment in accordance with opinion. Case stated in opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtSpear, J.

This case comes up on report. The record shows that the defendant, Fred C. Ridley was an alderman in the City of Bangor for the municipal year of 1915; that, during the year, he furnished teams and drivers who performed certain services for the city; that he received payment, in full in due course of business for the services rendered; and, by the admission of the plaintiff, “that the city received the benefit of the men and teams furnished by him to said city. . . . and that the prices for said teams and men were just and reasonable.”

Under this state of facts the plaintiff city has brought…

2Cited by12 opinions

  1. Schoeller v. Board of County CommissionersWyoming Supreme Court · 1977
  2. Tobin v. Town CouncilWyoming Supreme Court · 1933
  3. The Gamewell Company, a Corporation v. The City of Phoenix, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1955
  4. Carlson v. City of FaithSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1954
  5. Municipality of Rio Piedras v. Serra, Garabis & Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1932

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