County of Mower v. American Bonding Co.
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Mower county to recover $2,346.80 from defendant as surety upon the official bond of George Robertson, county auditor of that county during the years 1911 and 1912. The motion of defendant that plaintiff make its complaint more definite and certain in the particular specified in the motion papers was denied. From an order overruling its demurrer to the complaint, Kingsley, J., defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Taylor, C.
The several villages in the county of Mower, upon the demand of the county auditor, paid to him ten per cent of the fees received by such villages for the liquor licenses issued by them. Five auctioneers and one peddler also paid to him the fees for their respective licenses. One of the county commissioners also paid to him $56.80 collected by the commissioner for the sale of some old bridge timbers and the use of a concrete mixer belonging to the county. The county auditor paid none of the money so received by him into the county treasury,* but converted it all to his own use, and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hall v. TierneySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
- County of San Luis Obispo v. FarnumCalifornia Supreme Court · 1895
- Feller v. GatesOregon Supreme Court · 1902
- Board of County Commissioners v. SullivanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
- Hursey v. MartySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1895
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Vansant v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1920
- Federal Intermediate Credit Bank v. Maryland Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1935