Legal Opinion
Council of Village of Bedford v. State Ex Rel. Thompson
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided February 25, 1931No. 22515PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDay, J.
The original action of the taxpayers,
Clark and Freeman against Wright (Wright v. Clark et al., 119 Ohio St., 462, 164 N. E., 512), begun after the failure of the village authorities to act, was founded on Section 3808, General Code, providing in substance that no officer of a municipal corporation shall have an interest in the expenditure of money on the part of the corporation, other than his fixed compensation; and that he shall be liable to the corporation for all sums of money received contrary to such provision.
The taxpayers had no statutory authority to bring their action, although…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Cohen v. GoldbergerOhio Supreme Court · 1923
- Jones v. O'ConnellIllinois Supreme Court · 1914
- Fox v. LantripCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1916
- Criswell v. Board of Directors of Everett School District No. 24Washington Supreme Court · 1904
- Kimble v. Board of CommissionersIndiana Court of Appeals · 1903
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Horner v. Chamber of CommerceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1952
- Shillito v. City of SpartanburgSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1948
- State Ex Rel. Ebke v. Board of Educational Lands & FundsNebraska Supreme Court · 1954
- Von Holt v. Izumo Taisha Kyo MissionHawaii Supreme Court · 1960
- Regan v. BabcockSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1936
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