Lord v. City of Anoka
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Plaintiff brought this action in the district court for Anoka county,, to recover arrears of salary as city attorney. At the trial, before-Young, J., (a jury being waived,) the court allowed the defendant, against plaintiff’s objection and exception, to introduce in evidence the proceedings of the special meeting of the council of September-11, 1884, mentioned in the opinion, and refused to allow plaintiff to-show that the members absent from that meeting never received any…
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Plaintiff brought this action in the district court for Anoka county,, to recover arrears of salary as city attorney. At the trial, before-Young, J., (a jury being waived,) the court allowed the defendant, against plaintiff’s objection and exception, to introduce in evidence the proceedings of the special meeting of the council of September-11, 1884, mentioned in the opinion, and refused to allow plaintiff to-show that the members absent from that meeting never received any notice of it. At the close of the evidence the court, on defendant’s-motion, dismissed the action. A new trial was…
1Opinion of the CourtBerry, J.
Plaintiff’s salary was originally (April 10, 1884) fixed' at $12.50 per month. On July 29, 1884, it was raised to $25 per-month. He served from April 11, 1884, to April 18, 1885. In this-state of facts he was entitled to recover (deducting payments made) at the rate of $12.50 per month until the raise, and of $25 per month. *177thereafter. It is not pretended nor claimed that the special meeting of September 11, 1884, at which an attempt was made to reduce the salary, was valid. It certainly was not, unless notice of it was delivered to each member of the council, or left at his usual place of…
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