Ivison v. Board of School Commissioners

The bill of the complainants is to the effect that in May, 1888, the board of school commissioners of the city of Indianapolis entered into a contract with the complainants, whereby, on terms stated, Swinton’s geographies were adopted for use in the schools of the city for the term of six years; that the complainants have fully complied with the contract on their part, but that the commissioners, supposing themselves bound in law to such action,' are about to adopt and introduce, to the exclusion of complainants’ books, books to be supplied by contractors under a certain act of the…