School District No. 46 v. Lund
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from, Lyon District Court. On July 26, 1888, School District No. J¡,6, Lyon county, having previously prepared specifications for a schoolhouse it desired to have built, and having submitted the same to Martin Lund, he made the following offer, which the district accepted : “To School Board of District No. J¡B, Lyon County: I hereby agree to build and furnish all material for schoolhouse, as per specifications, for the sum of $935. Martin Lund.”
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Error from, Lyon District Court. On July 26, 1888, School District No. J¡,6, Lyon county, having previously prepared specifications for a schoolhouse it desired to have built, and having submitted the same to Martin Lund, he made the following offer, which the district accepted : “To School Board of District No. J¡B, Lyon County: I hereby agree to build and furnish all material for schoolhouse, as per specifications, for the sum of $935. Martin Lund.” The specifications were treated as a part of the contract, aud signed by the parties. Lund built a schoolhouse, which he considered finished…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Horton, C. J.:
Upon the trial, the jury returned a general verdict for Martin Lund for $235, but found the building worth $700, and that the school district had paid $312. The court rendered judgment for Lund for $388 upon the special findings. Complaint of this is made. It was decided in Barnwell v. Kempton, 22 Kas. 314, that
“ Where one party has entered into a special contract to perform work for another and furnish materials, and the work is done and the materials are furnished, but not in the manner stipulated for in the contract, so that he cannot…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- McClay v. HedgeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1864
- Meagher v. MorganSupreme Court of Kansas · 1865
- Barnwell v. KemptonSupreme Court of Kansas · 1879
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