Beaty v. Oklahoma City

This action was commenced in the district court of Oklahoma county by the city of Oklahoma against James Beaty, court clerk of Oklahoma county, and. his sureties to' recover $674.60. The county intervened and admitted the court clerk, James Beaty, had collected the sum specified, but contended that Oklahoma City was indebted to the county in the sum of $1,578.45 for costs in numerous cases, and the amount collected had been applied by the clerk to the costs in other cases.

The case was tried upon an agreed statement of facts, and involves a question of law, to wit, whether the city of Oklahoma…