State ex rel. Boone v. Orwig

This is an action brought by the State, pursuant to the authority and provisions of chapter 117 of the Laws of the Eleventh General Assembly. Laws of 1866, p. 124. It is brought in equity for the use of Boone and twelve other counties-. There are sixteen *281different defendants, embracing individuals, trustees, public officers, as such, domestic and foreign corporations, partnerships, etc. The following contract is set out as an exhibit to the petition, and forms in part the basis or one of the lases of the action: “ This memorandum witnesseth, that R. G. Orwig and Maria Orwig, his wife, have,…