Legal Opinion

Wright v. School Dist. No. 97, Canadian County

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided November 26, 1912No. 2307PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Error from Canadian County Court; H. L■ Eogg, Judge. Action bjr F. PI. Wright against School District No. 97, Canadian County. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

ROSSER, C.

In March, 1903, H. H. Best and J. A. Showen, as director and clerk of school district No. 97 of Canadian county, issued' to plaintiff, Wright, a district warrant for the sum of $500. At the time it was issued there had been no appropriation made to pay it, and it was not issued against any fund either in the hands of the treasurer or in process of collection. The plaintiff, Wright, paid these officials $400 for the warrant, and they used the money to jrarchase material and to pay for labor in building the schoolhouse in said school district. This suit was originally…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Kellogg v. School District No. 10 Comanche Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1903
  2. Hills v. SnellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1870
  3. Griffin v. BristleSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
  4. Locke v. ReevesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1897
  5. Haynes v. Kettenbach Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1905

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Steenbergen v. First Federal Savings & Loan of ChickashaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1987
  2. Tarrant v. Capstone Oil & Gas Co.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2007
  3. Steenbergen v. First Federal Savings & Loan of ChickashaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1987

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