Supreme Court of New Jersey, 1806

Shotwell v. Thornall

Shotwell v. Thornall
Supreme Court of New Jersey · Decided November 15, 1806
3 N.J.L. 136

Shotwell v. Thornall

Opinion of the Court

By the Court.

— The action is wholly misconceived. The overseers expended the money of the township, they must account with the town for the money expended; and have no authority to demand the same of defendant below. If any action can be sustained, it must be by the township, in its corporate name, (a)

Vide 7 Halst. 124. — Ed.

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