County of Los Angeles v. County of Orange

The county of Orange was created under the provisions of an act of the legislature approved March 11, 1889, and its organization was completed August 2, 1889. By the provisions of section 7 of the act, commissioners were appointed to adjust the respective liabilities of the two counties, and they made their report, fixing the amount of the liability of Orange County to the county of Los Angeles as of the eleventh day of March, 1889; and also made a supplemental report, that in addition to the indebtedness found to exist on that date, “ moneys had been advanced after March 11, 1889, by Los Angeles County to Orange County, in the sum of $11,375.42; and that, as a matter of equity, that amount should be refunded by Orange.County to Los Angeles County.” These advances consisted of moneys expended in the construction of a bridge, and of certain transfers to different road district and school district funds within the boundaries of Orange County. The county of Los Angeles presented its claim for this *331 sum to the board of supervisors of Orange County, and its payment being refused, brought this action for their recovery as for moneys paid and advanced by it in behalf of Orange…