Gavin v. Board of Supervisors

This is a taxpayer’s action in which it is sought to have it declared that the act of the board of supervisors of Rensselaer county in auditing and allowing the claim of Henry W. Snell against such county fon moneys expended by him in the defense of charges made to the governor against him as sheriff of such county in a proceeding for his removal from such office was illegal and void. The purpose of the action is to recover the moneys which it is claimed *265were illegally paid to him by the county treasurer pursuant to such audit.

In November, 1914, the defendant Snell presented to the board of…