French v. Dunn County
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Dunn County. On November 15,1881; tbe plaintiff presented to the county board of the defendant county a duly verified claim, as follows ; Menohonie, Wis.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Dunn County. On November 15,1881; tbe plaintiff presented to the county board of the defendant county a duly verified claim, as follows ; Menohonie, Wis. November 15, 1881. Dunn County, To S. B. FRENCH, Dr.- March 1, 1881. For S. E. | of S. E. f Sec. 19, Township 28, Range 12, and S. W. 4 of S. W. ¿ Sec. 20, Township 28, Range 12.— Purchased by committee'of County Board for a Poor-Farm — 80 acres.-..$1,900 Interest and damages..' . 100. • $2,000 The county board disallowed the claim on November 19th,. and the plaintiff appealed to the circuit court". In that…
1Opinion of the Court
Oole, O. J.
The objection that the statenient of the claim which was presented to the county board for its action did *405not comply with sec. 677, E. S., and was fatally defective, is clearly untenable. The section requires the statement to be in writing, setting forth the nature of the claim, and the facts upon which it is founded. Where the claim is an account, the items are to be stated separately. The statement in question conforms to these essentials. It contains a description of the land purchased by the committee for a poor-farm; states the number of acres, and the purchase price. It is…
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