Legal Opinion
Board of Commissioners v. Bunting
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided May 24, 1887No. 12,618PublishedCited by 25 opinions
From the Fayette Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the CourtElliott, J.
The principal question in this case is this: Is the board of commissioners of a county invested with authority to build a jail and sheriff’s residence ? This question appears in various forms, but it is not necessary to discuss in detail the various phases it assumes, for a decision upon the principal question settles all phases of it.
The board of commissioners represents the county, and, by express statute, as well as by necessary implication, is invested with very comprehensive powers Board, etc., v. Saunders, 17 Ind. 437; Halstead v. Board, etc., 56 Ind. 363; O’Boyle v. Shannon, 80 Ind.…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Cohens v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1821
- Ogden v. SaundersSupreme Court of the United States · 1827
- Martin v. Hunter's LesseeSupreme Court of the United States · 1816
- Minor v. HappersettSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- Stuart v. LairdSupreme Court of the United States · 1803
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Koy v. SchneiderTexas Supreme Court · 1920
- State Board of Tax Commissioners v. HollidayIndiana Supreme Court · 1898
- Board of Commissioners v. GwinIndiana Supreme Court · 1894
- Weaver v. TemplinIndiana Supreme Court · 1887
- Board of Commissioners v. AlbrightIndiana Supreme Court · 1907
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