Stevenson & Rice v. District Township of Summit
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Marion Circuit Court. This is an action brought to recover for a balance alleged to be due and unpaid on a contract for the erection of a school-house, and for a writ of mandamus to require the levy of a tax to pay the same. The answer pleaded various matters in avoidance, to which plaintiffs demurred. The demurrer being sustained defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Miller, J\
l school disoatíraSofconl traot. It is alleged in the petition that the plaintiffs, on the 6th day of April, 1869, entered into a written cordract with John T. Baldwin as sub-director of sub-district No. one, in said district, township of Summit, for the erection •of a school-hc use in said sub-district, according to a certain plan and specifications therein referred to, which contract was duly authorized by the board of directors of said district, first delegated for that purpose, and said contract was afterward approved by said board; that by the terms of the contract they were to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Boynton v. District TownshipSupreme Court of Iowa · 1872
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