Rolette State Bank v. Rollete County

During the whole of the year 1922 A1 Martin was county commissioner from the third commissioner district of the defendant county. In the summer of 1922 he entered into an arrangement with his two sons Elza and Theo., whereby they agreed to do some work on the roads within the said county commissioner’s district. They performed such work and prepared bills or claims therefor against the defendant county. The bills were all prepared and filed in the office of the county auditor during the month of December 1922 and aggregated the sum of $3,615. The bills were all O. K.’d by A1 Martin. Some time…