Wood v. Board of Commissioners

— The controlling questions in this case arise on the special finding of facts and the conclusions of law, and the decision of those questions determines the controversy so far as this case is concerned, so that it is unnecessary to state or discuss in detail the rulings of the trial court. The facts as they appear in the special finding are substantially these: George Ross was in the discharge of the duties of his office as treasurer of Madison county, on the 15th day of August, 1885, having qualified and given bond as required by law prior to that time. On that day, John E. Canady was the…