Legal Opinion

Board of County Commissioners v. Seawell

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided September 7, 1895PublishedCited by 21 opinions

Error from the District Court of Cleveland County. W. H. Seawell filed a claim before the board of county commissioners of Cleveland county for rent of a building, discount on warrants, and services as janitor, which was disallowed. He appealed to the district court and obtained a judgment against the county for the sum of $351.58 and costs. The county brings the case to this court. The opinion states the facts.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Daub, C. J.:

On July 17, 1893, the board of county commissioners of Cleveland county disallowed a bill presented by the defendant in error, W. H. Seawell, for the sum of $369,59. Seawell appealed the case to the district, court of Cleveland county, and the case was tried in that court and judgment rendered in favor of Seawell in the sum of $351.58. The account presented to the board of county commissioners, and which is the basis of this actions consists of seventeen items. The first item is for rent, the second, third, fourth, fifth, thirteenth and…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. United States v. Child & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1871
  2. United States v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
  3. Brick v. Plymouth CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1884
  4. Wyllis v. HaunSupreme Court of Iowa · 1878
  5. Bradley v. Delaware CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1881

3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Board of Com'rs, Cleveland Co. v. BarrSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1918
  2. Bowman v. Ogden CityUtah Supreme Court · 1908
  3. Rolette State Bank v. Rollete CountyNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1928
  4. City of Rawlins v. JungquistWyoming Supreme Court · 1908
  5. Board of Com'rs v. Enid Springs Sanitarium & HospitalSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1926

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