State v. Perkins
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Marion Chancery Court; T. Haden Humphreys, Chancellor; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This suit was brought by the prosecuting attorney in the name of the State for the use of the county and the various school districts therein to set aside a judgment and order of the county court of Marion County of July 15, 1903, confirming the settlement of the defendant as the collector of the county, on account of fraud, and recover a balance claimed to be due from him, it being…
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Appeal from Marion Chancery Court; T. Haden Humphreys, Chancellor; STATEMENT BY THE COURT. This suit was brought by the prosecuting attorney in the name of the State for the use of the county and the various school districts therein to set aside a judgment and order of the county court of Marion County of July 15, 1903, confirming the settlement of the defendant as the collector of the county, on account of fraud, and recover a balance claimed to be due from him, it being alleged that certain sums of money were collected, the revenues belonging to the State, county and school districts, and…
1Opinion of the Court
Kirby, J.,
(after stating the facts.) It is undisputed that the defendant was the collector of Marion County, and collected the revenues for 1902, and made settlement thereof with the county clerk in 1903, which settlement was duly approved and confirmed by the county court in July, 1903; that in said settlement he charged and was allowed and credited with five per cent, commission upon the revenues collected, and was entitled under the law to but three and a half per cent., the difference between which and the five per cent, being the amount sued for herein.
The county court had jurisdiction…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. WoodSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1888
- Hunnicutt v. KirkpatrickSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1882
- Jones v. State ex rel. Pope CountySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1853
- State v. TurnerSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1887
3Cited by8 opinions
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- Fuller v. State ex rel. Craighead CountySupreme Court of Arkansas · 1914
- Sims v. CraigSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1926
- Izard County v. Vincennes Bridge Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1916
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