Burwell & Ord Irrigation & Power Co. v. Wilson
Nebraska Supreme Court
Error from the district court of Yalley county. Tried below before Kendall, J.
1Opinion of the Court
Irvine, O.
This was a suit by Wilson against the Burwell & Ord Irrigation and Power Company, a corporation. The *397petition alleged that Wilson, who is a civil engineer, made surveys for a ditch or canal for irrigation and power purposes, contemplating the diversion of water from the Loup river, and the canal passing through the towns of Ord and Burwell; that he made plans, maps, and profiles, and also estimates of the character and expense of the work of construction; that he then contracted with two men named that these data he made the basis of a corporation to be formed for constructing and…
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