State Ex Rel. Morrison v. City of Muskogee
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from Superior Court, Muskogee County; H. O. Thurman. Judge. Action by State of Oklahoma, on the relation of G. W. R. Morrison, against -the City of Muskogee and others. Judgment for defendants, and plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
STEWART, C.
The action in this case was brought by a resident taxpayer of the city of Muskogee under section 6777 and 6778, Rev. Laws 1910, which read as follows:
6777: “Every officer of any county, township, city, town, or school district, who shall order or direct the payment of any money or transfer of any property belonging to such county, township, city, town or school district in settlement of any claim known' to such officers to be fraudulent or void, or -in pursuance of any unauthorized, unlawful or fraudulent contract or agreement made or attempted to be made, for any such…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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