Legal Opinion
Wren & Clawson v. Board of Commissioners
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided July 15, 1880PublishedCited by 13 opinions
Error from, Nemaha District Court. Action brought by Wren & Clawson, late partners, against The Board of Comm’rs of Nemaha Co., to recover $295.70 for the publication of the delinquent tax list of said county for 1878. Trial by the court at the April Term, 1880, and findings and judgment for the defendant. The plaintiffs bring the case here. The facts are fully stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Horton, C. J.:
The county board of Nemaha county, on January 14, 1878, adopted the following resolution:
“ Whereas, the statutes of Kansas provide that the board of county commissioners of the several counties of this state shall have exclusive control of all expenditures accruing, either in the publication of delinquent tax lists, treasurers’ *302notices, county printing, or any other county expenditures; and whereas, an underlying object of such power so conferred being the highest promotion of the best interests of the body politic; and whereas, the…
2Cited by13 opinions
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- State v. WilsonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1905
- City Nat. Bank v. SparksSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
- Cherokee & Pittsburg Coal & Mining Co. v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Kansas · 1905
- Shelden v. Board of CommissionersSupreme Court of Kansas · 1892
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