Morton v. Knox County
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Missouri
This was an action by William H. Morton against Knox county upon a county warrant for the payment of $4,497.41. The defendant, in its answer, set np the general statute of limitations. Plaintiff demurs to the answer.
1Opinion of the Court
PRIEST, District Judge.
This is an action upon a county warrant of Knox county for the sum of $4,497.41, issue,d on the 9th day of August, 1879, by order of the county court of said county, directed to the treasurer of that county, ordering him to pay to the plaintiff, or bearer, the sum above mentioned out of money in the treasury belonging to the M. & M. R. R. fund, and is duly signed by the president of the county court, and attested by the clerk of the county. This warrant was issued in payment of two separate judgments obtained by the plaintiff in the circuit court of Knox county for the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Chidsey v. PowellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1887
- United States ex rel. Harshman v. BrownU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Missouri · 1890
3Cited by3 opinions
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