Brix v. Clatsop County
Oregon Supreme Court
From Clatsop: Thomas A. McBride, Judge. 'Suit by Asmus Brix and others against Clatsop County and others to restrain the drawing and delivering of certain county warrants, and to obtain the cancellation of a contract made by the county for the construction of a court house. . A demurrer to the complaint was sustained pro forma, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Bean
In June and October, 1904, Clatsop County made, contracts with the defendants Hastie & Dugan, to furnish the materials and labor necessary for the construction, according to certain plans and specifications, of a court house for $116,200.30. After a part of the work had been performed, the contractors refused to proceed further because of a doubt as to the validity of their contract, due to the fact that the county was in debt at the time it was made in excess of the constitutional limit. At the recent session of the legislature an act was passed (Laws 1905, chap. 6, p. 64,) authorizing the…
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