Upton v. Strommer
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiff from an order of the district court for Clearwater county, Spooner, J., denying a motion for a new trial, after a trial and findings in favor of defendants.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, 3.
This action was brought by a taxpayer of Clearwater county to restrain and enjoin the board of county commissioners and the county auditor from carrying out certain contracts made by the board for the improvement and repair of a building for courthouse purposes. Defendants had judgment in the court below, and plaintiff appealed from an order denying a new trial.
The facts, about which there is no controversy, as disclosed by the findings of the trial court, are as follows: Clearwater county is comparatively a new county, having been organized in 1902. Ever since its organization, to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Board of Commissioners v. GwinIndiana Supreme Court · 1894
- Kiichli v. Minnesota Brush Electric Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
- Johnston v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1880
- Rogers v. Le Sueur CountySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
- Johnson v. Board of County CommissionersSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1904
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- Smart v. Board of County Com'rs of Craig CountySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1917
- McCarty v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1967
- State v. KeyesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1933
- Rydeen v. County of ClearwaterSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1918