Doster v. Howe
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Marion District Court. Action brought by Doster against Howe, as treasurer of Marion county, to recover the amount of a certain county •order which defendant refused to pay. Trial at the adjourned November Term, 1881, of the district court, and judgment for defendant. Plaintiff brings the case here. The opinion states the facts.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
This action was brought by Frank Doster against Samuel T. Howe, as treasurer of Marion county, to recover the amount of a county order which Howe, .as treasurer, refused to pay. The action is founded upon the following facts: In 1878 the board of county commissioners of Marion county was about to erect permanent. county buildings costing $7,500, without first having submitted the question to a vote of the electors of said county. *354In order to prevent the board from so doing, the county attorney, C. Reed, commenced an action in the name pf…
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