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Trapp, State Auditor v. Cook Const. Co.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided November 2, 1909No. 1090PublishedCited by 30 opinions

Error from District Court, Logan County; A. H. Huston, Judge. Action by the Cook Construction Company against M. E. Trapp, State Auditor. Decree for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.

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Error from District Court, Logan County; A. H. Huston, Judge. Action by the Cook Construction Company against M. E. Trapp, State Auditor. Decree for plaintiff, and defendant brings error. Citing: Mayor, etc., of Baltimore v. State ex rel., 15 Md. 377; City of Pond Creek v. Haskell, 21 Okla. 711; Board of Trustees v. Board of Supervisors, 75 111. 184; State v. Babcock (Neb.) 24 N. W. 202; Jewell Nursery Co. v. State, 4 S. Dak. 213; Smith v. Westcott (E. I.) 22 Atl. 280; Slate ex rel. v. Bronson (Mo. App.) 21 S. W. 1125; State ex rel. v. Huston, 21 Okla. 807. Citing: People v. Refining Co., 121…

1Opinion of the CourtDunn, J.

The question that arises and requires our consideration and determination in this case, as stated by the Attorney General in his brief, is whether the law creating the state board of public affairs vested in it the power and authority to contract for and erect buildings for the board of agriculture acting as a board of regents of the state agricultural and mechanical college, and also to audit the accounts growing out of the exercise of such authority. Involved in the determination thereof is the construction of the following sections of the Constitution and statutes of the territory and…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. The People v. . Simeon DraperNew York Court of Appeals · 1857
  2. State ex rel. Hovey v. NobleIndiana Supreme Court · 1889
  3. Barto v. . HimrodNew York Court of Appeals · 1853
  4. State ex rel. Kennedy v. BrunstWisconsin Supreme Court · 1870
  5. Dahnke v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1897

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3Cited by30 opinions

  1. Reherman v. Oklahoma Water Resources BoardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1984
  2. Baker v. CarterSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1933
  3. State Ex Rel. University of Minnesota v. ChaseSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1928
  4. Walton, Mayor v. DonnellySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1921
  5. King v. Board of Regents of the University of NevadaNevada Supreme Court · 1948

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