Legal Opinion
City of Durant v. Bowles
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 16, 1925No. 15382PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
THREADGILL, C.
The question involved and decisive of this case is whether or not the mayor of a city of the first class, while acting as police judge, is entitled to the fees of a police judge in addition to his salary as mayor.
The parties appear here as plaintiff and defendants as they wére in the trial court. The plaintiff was a city of the first class and defendant Bowles was mayor of said city from May 3, 1921 to March 6, 1922, and defendant Massachusetts Bonding & Insurance Company was bondsman for said mayor in the sum of $1,000, conditioned for the faithful performance of his…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Moore v. NationSupreme Court of Kansas · 1909
- Board of County Com'rs of Creek County v. BruceSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
- Shelton v. State Ex Rel. Caldwell, Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1917
- Johnston v. CarricoSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
3Cited by3 opinions
- Johnson v. City of VinitaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
- City of Tulsa v. MeltonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1936
- Bond v. PhelpsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1948