Stewart v. Otoe County
Nebraska Supreme Court
This was a petition in error filed to reverse a judgment of the District Court of Otoe County. The facts fully appear in the opinion. insisted, upon the statutes which are set forth in the opinion of the Court, that the commissioners had authority to purchase lands for a poor-farm on time, and secure the deferred payments by note and mortgage; and cited to the point, that municipal corporations, such as counties, cities, &c., created by legislative enactment, and acting…
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This was a petition in error filed to reverse a judgment of the District Court of Otoe County. The facts fully appear in the opinion. insisted, upon the statutes which are set forth in the opinion of the Court, that the commissioners had authority to purchase lands for a poor-farm on time, and secure the deferred payments by note and mortgage; and cited to the point, that municipal corporations, such as counties, cities, &c., created by legislative enactment, and acting within the scope of their authority, are liable on their contracts in the same manner and to the same extent that an…
1Opinion of the CourtLake, J.
The plaintiff brought his- action in the Court below to recover damages claimed by him by reason of the breach of an alleged .contract between him and the county commissioners, whereby they agreed to purchase of him certain premises to be used as a poor-farm.
The petition shows that the commissioners advertised for bids for a poor-farm, in which persons offering the same were requested to state the number of acres, the location, state of improvements, timber and water if any, conditions of sale, and price per acre.
In pursuance of this notice, tbe plaintiff offered his farm, consisting of three…
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- McCann v. Board of County CommissionersNebraska Supreme Court · 1879
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