Nelson v. Harrison County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Harrison District Court.-— HoN. A. B Thor-nell, Judge. Aotion in equity originally brought by plaintiff in May, 1902, for an injunction to restrain the issuance of bonds by the defendant county to take up outstanding road and bridge fund warrants of said county, and which warrants are alleged to have been fraudulently and unlawfully issued.
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Appeal from Harrison District Court.-— HoN. A. B Thor-nell, Judge. Aotion in equity originally brought by plaintiff in May, 1902, for an injunction to restrain the issuance of bonds by the defendant county to take up outstanding road and bridge fund warrants of said county, and which warrants are alleged to have been fraudulently and unlawfully issued. The defendants named are Harrison county and B. E. Huff, county auditor; E. F. Ogden, county treasurer; and Arthur Gilmore, W. S. Kelly, and John H. Hall, members of the board of supervisors of said county. Before trial the plaintiff dismissed…
1Opinion of the Court
Bishop, J.—
power of The board of supervisors of the defendant county during the years 1899, 1900 and 1901, was composed of J. O. Pugsley, C. IT. 'Hilliard, and G. E. Eeiff. , During said years a large number of bridge fund warrants of said county had been issued upon the order of the board to the Standard Bridge company in payment of bridge material delivered to the county. Of such warrants there was outstanding on the 25th day of April, 1902, the sum of $23,368.82. When the present members of the board came into office, they found a large am mint, of such material on hand, and for much of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Kagy v. Independent DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1902
- Pike v. KingSupreme Court of Iowa · 1864
- Sac County v. HobbsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1887
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- Harrison County v. OgdenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1906
- Taylor v. BaconSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1912
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