Butler v. Sullivan County
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from, Adair Circuit Court. — Hon. Andrew Ellison, Judge. (1) The county courts in the exercise of their general administrative powers have the right and the power to employ counsel, when public interests are to be subserved. Henly v. Clover, 6 Mo. App. 183. Under the act of 1873, county courts are authorized to employ assistant counsel whenever the public business demands it. Sess.
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Appeal from, Adair Circuit Court. — Hon. Andrew Ellison, Judge. (1) The county courts in the exercise of their general administrative powers have the right and the power to employ counsel, when public interests are to be subserved. Henly v. Clover, 6 Mo. App. 183. Under the act of 1873, county courts are authorized to employ assistant counsel whenever the public business demands it. Sess. Acts, 1873, p. 18; Thrasher v. Creene Co., 87 Mo. 419. Nor is the act or 1873 repealed by the revision of 1879. (2) Without regard to the general power contended for above, section 6893 of the Revised…
1Opinion of the CourtBrace, J.
On the twentieth of June, 1887, the plaintiff presented to the county court of Sullivan county for allowance the following demand against said county:
“ Sullivan County, Missouri, in account with Jno. P. Butler, Dr.
“To legal services as special counsel and assistant attorney in the matter of the collection of taxes against the Chicago, Burlington & Kansas City Railway Company, in the matter of D. H. Crumpacker, collector, etc., at the relation of the state v. said company and in the matter of the state ex rel. S. C. Hutchinson, collector, etc., v. said company as follows:
“Total amount…
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