Edwards v. Louisa County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal' from Louisa District Court. — Hon. D. Eyan, Judge. Action at law to recover a balance claimed to be due to the plaintiff upon a contract entered into with the defendant to construct certain sections of a levee on Muscatine island. There was a trial by court upon the merits., and the plaintiff’s petition was dismissed, and judgment rendered against him for costs, and he appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtEothrock, J.
1- construction OÍ 10Y60 * ©Stl— mates of engineer: relief. I. The work done by the plaintiff in the construction of the levee was performed under a written contract. It is unnecessary to set out the contract at length. The part of ^ it material to be considered in determin- . . mg this appeal is, m substance, as £ol*500lows: The plaintiff was to receive for. his work the sum of fifteen cents per cubic yard for all earth moved and placed in the embankment which constituted the levee. The payments were to be made in ‘'county warrants issued or drawn on a special fund to'be raised for that purpose…
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