White v. Fleming’s Empirical Analysis

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2 district · 28 state decisions

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1. ““Plaintiff’s counsel insist that the board of commissioners were not in legal session, because an oral notice from the county auditor was not sufficient to call the board together in special session; but such notice, counsel say, must be in writing. The statute does not require, however, that the notice of a special session of the county board must be in writing. Rev. St. 1881, Sec. 5738. ‘Notice shall be given’, is the language of the statute. Webster thus defines ‘notice: Intelligence, .by whatever means communicated; knowledge, given or received’. Worcester’s definition is substantially the same as Webster’s. In Vinton v. Builders, etc., Association, 109 Ind. 351 ( 9 N. E. 177 ), it is said: ‘The rule is general that, unless otherwise provided by statute, a verbal notice will, in all cases, be as effective as a written notice, provided it conveys the necessary information between the proper parties at or within the prescribed time.’ In the case in hand, we think that an oral notice to the members of the county board of the special session was sufficient, under Section 5738, supra.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Gallagher v. School Township

2. ““ Commissioners Court, June term, 1884: June 3, 1884. The board of equalization having adjourned, commissioners court convened, with John W. Neighbert as president, John H. Ellers and Phillip Ensminger, commissioners, and Nicholas Comet, auditor, acting clerk.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Loesnitz v. Seelinger