Board of Public Instruction v. Cassidy

This writ of error is to a final judgment against the plaintiff in error, in the sum of $1030.40 on a contract for lands purchased to be used for school purposes.

It is contended here that the judgment below should be reversed because the declaration did not show authority to make the contract relied on, that the said lands could not be paid for out of future revenues of the Board of Public Instruction and that the contract to purchase was defective and ineffectual because the lands described therein were lost to both parties under municipal tax liens prior to the date of the purchase price.'

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