Gay v. Haggard

Opinion of the Court by

Judge O’Rear

Reversing.

Appellant, a citizen and taxpayer of Clark countv, brought this suit on his own behalf, and the behalf of all other taxpayers of Clark connty, against appellee Haggard, as supervisor of roads of Clark county, for mandamus, requiring the appellee to comply with the statute concerning the letting of work on the public roads of tbe county at competitive bidding, instead of private contract. It is charged that the latter course was being pursued as to all tbe roads of Clark county. A general demurrer was sustained to tbe petition, and tbe action was…