Daniels v. Decatur County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Lucas District Court. — Hon. T. M. Fee, Judge. In January, 1890, the defendant county, through its board of supervisors, entered into a written contract with plaintiff, whereby the plaintiff, for the period of one year, was to act as superintendent and foreman, and to perform the work of a bridge hand or carpenter, in the building of bridges in Decatur county, and to receive for each day necessarily so employed, the sum of two dollars and ten cents.
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Appeal from Lucas District Court. — Hon. T. M. Fee, Judge. In January, 1890, the defendant county, through its board of supervisors, entered into a written contract with plaintiff, whereby the plaintiff, for the period of one year, was to act as superintendent and foreman, and to perform the work of a bridge hand or carpenter, in the building of bridges in Decatur county, and to receive for each day necessarily so employed, the sum of two dollars and ten cents. He was also to provide certain teams and men, for which he was to receive a stated compensation. In February, 1890, the board of…
1Opinion of the CourtGranger, J.
The following is the important part of the contract referred to: “T. B. Daniels hereby agrees to furnish all tools and machinery necessary to build and repair all county bridges in Decatur county, Iowa, and to keep said tools and machinery in good repair at his own expense; to act as superintendent and foreman; and to perform the work of a bridge hand, or carpenter, during the continuance of this contract, — for the sum of $2.10 per day for each and every day actually and necessarily employed in laboring upon, and superintending the building and repairing county bridges in Decatur county,…
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