Lassen County v. Shinn
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Lassen County. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Belcher, C.
This action was instituted by the district attorney of the plaintiff to recover from the defendants the sum of $416.25, money alleged to have been paid to them out of the plaintiff’s treasury without any authority of law, and twenty per cent damages for the use thereof, as provided in section 8 of the County Government Act. (Stats. 1883, p. 300.)
The court below gave judgment for the defendants on demurrer to the complaint, and the plaintiff appeals.
*511The facts alleged in the complaint are, in substance, as follows: That the defendants were attorneys at law residing in the county of…
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