City of Santa Anna v. Leach

FUNDERBURK, Justice.

William O. Leach sued the City of Santa Anna to recover $1,619.33, alleged to be due the plaintiff for engineering services performed for defendant on a WPA and a lake road project. The defendant, in addition to joining issues upon the allegations of plaintiff’s petition, alleged a different contract of employment, according to the terms of which defendant, having paid the sum of $175, owed plaintiff nothing.

In a jury trial there was a verdict for plaintiff in the sum of $610.11, which, less $175, acknowledged to have been paid, formed the basis for a judgment for…