Walker v. Linn County
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Linn Circuit Court. — Hon. G-. D. Burgess, Judge. Linn county never authorized the contract to be made. There was no previous order of record appointing Board-man. Dennison v. St. Louis Co., 33 Mo. 168 ; Maupin v. Franklin Co., 67 Mo. 327. The subsequent order cannot help out this defect. Johnson v. School District, 67 Mo. 319. The county court had no power to make the contract.
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Appeal from Linn Circuit Court. — Hon. G-. D. Burgess, Judge. Linn county never authorized the contract to be made. There was no previous order of record appointing Board-man. Dennison v. St. Louis Co., 33 Mo. 168 ; Maupin v. Franklin Co., 67 Mo. 327. The subsequent order cannot help out this defect. Johnson v. School District, 67 Mo. 319. The county court had no power to make the contract. Carroll v. St. Louis, 12 Mo. 444; Wolcott v. Lawrence Co., 26 Mo. 272; Reardon v. St. Louis Co., 36 Mo. 555; Maupin v. Franklin Co:, 67 Mo. 327; Dixon v. Livingston Co., 70 Mo. 239. County courts, under…
1Opinion of the CourtNorton, J.
This is a suit instituted by plaintiff as assignee of the State Insurance Company on a contract of insurance alleged to have been made by the county of Linn with-said company for insurance on the court house and personal property in the county offices. The answer denies the contract and also denies the authority of the county court to make such contract. On trial plaintiff obtained judgment, from which defendant has appealed. The errors assigned are, that the court received improper evidence and refused the instruction asked for by defendant.
The following is the evidence objected to: Carlos…
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