Journal Printing Co. v. City of Racine

The case is before the court upon appeal from an order of the circuit court for Racine county sustaining a demurrer to an amended complaint which alleges that the city engaged the plaintiff to print the common council proceedings and do miscellaneous advertising and furnish pamphlets of the council proceedings in accordance with a custom of ten or twelve years’ duration; that the plaintiff began performing the service; that it performed such services from May 23 to December 5, 1930, which were reasonably worth $2,905.55, of which only $455.90 was paid; and that the city refuses to make any…