Sullivan v. Board of Commissioners

Appellant Ray N. Sullivan entered into a contract with the Board of Commissioners of Miami county for the construction of a stone road under the three mile gravel road law. After having given bond with his coappellants as sureties, he entered into the performance of his duties and without having completed his work according to the plans and specifications, through fraud, procured from the board of commissioners an order declaring the work completed in accordance with the contract and directing that he be paid in full. The board of commissioners thereafter learning that the road had not been…