Legal Opinion
Polk Tp., Sullivan County v. Spencer
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided June 8, 1953No. 43383PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRETT, C.
This is an action by Polk Township against Edward Spencer, a former member of the township board, to recover the sum of $1,172.30. Between the dates of April 20th, 1949 and April 20th, 1951 Spencer, as a member of the board, was paid the sum of $152.50 for his attendance upon sixty-one meetings of the township board at the statutory rate of $2.50 “for each day necessarily devoted by them to the services of the township in discharging the duties of their respective offices * * Y.A.M.S., Sec. 65.230. In addition, during the two-year term for which he was elected (Y.A.M.S., Sec.…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- County of Nodaway v. KidderSupreme Court of Missouri · 1939
- State v. WeatherbySupreme Court of Missouri · 1939
- Bradley v. WestSupreme Court of Missouri · 1875
- Sparks v. Jasper CountySupreme Court of Missouri · 1908
- Smith v. DandridgeSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1911
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- First National Bank of Stoutland v. Stoutland School District R2Supreme Court of Missouri · 1958
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