Nason v. Directors of the Poor
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
ERROR TO THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ERIE COUNTY. No. 411 January Term 1889, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 143 May Term 1887, and No. 29 September Term 1887, O. P. On April 14, 1887, D. W. Nason filed an appeal from tbe report of tbe auditors of Erie county, auditing his account as treasurer of the directors of the poor of said county.
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ERROR TO THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF ERIE COUNTY. No. 411 January Term 1889, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 143 May Term 1887, and No. 29 September Term 1887, O. P. On April 14, 1887, D. W. Nason filed an appeal from tbe report of tbe auditors of Erie county, auditing his account as treasurer of the directors of the poor of said county. On May 9th, the court directed an issue “ to try the facts as to whether the report of said auditors is correct in refusing to said appellant the credit claimed by him for tbe said sum of $1,582.69; the directors of the poor of the county of Erie to be plaintiff,…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion,
Me. Chief Justice Paxson :
The defendant below was the treasurer of the directors of thejpoor for the county of Erie. The county auditors who audited his account reported a balance due from him of $1,354.79. It was admitted, however, that the correct balance should have been reported at $1,345.29. This balance was represented by a deposit made by the treasurer with the Humboldt Safe Deposit & Trust Company. The deficit was caused *458by the failure of that institution. The defendant alleged a settlement with the directors of tfie po'or. In consideration of his assigning to them his bank…
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