Legal Opinion

Ryan & Walsh v. Douglas County

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided February 4, 1896No. 5759PublishedCited by 9 opinions

Appeal from the district court of Douglas county. Heard below before Scott, J.

1Opinion of the CourtPost, C. J.

In the year 1887 the firm of Ryan & Walsh, by written contract, undertook the erection, for Douglas county, of a building described as a county hospital, the stipulated price therefor being $120,033. Soon after the commencement of the work, a controversy arose between the contractors and the county, involving the construction of the plans and specifications for said building. During the progress of the work diffi.culties multiplied so that Ryan & Walsh, in order to protect themselves in their disputes with the county, consulted Hon. John C. Cowin of the Omaha bar, upon whose advice they…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Devlin v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
  2. Field v. . the Mayor, C. of New-YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1852
  3. Allen v. . PattersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1852
  4. Fowler v. HoffmanMichigan Supreme Court · 1875
  5. Looney v. . HughesNew York Court of Appeals · 1863

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. Michigan Chandelier Co. v. MorseMichigan Supreme Court · 1941
  2. City of Omaha v. Standard Oil Co.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1898
  3. John W., Jr. And Gloria Furrow v. Commissioner of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1961
  4. State ex rel. Vale v. School District of City of SuperiorNebraska Supreme Court · 1898
  5. Currier v. TeskeNebraska Supreme Court · 1913

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