Bass Foundry v. Board of Commissioners

This was a suit by the Bass Foundry and Machine Works of the city of Fort Wayne against the board of commissioners of Parke county. The questions involved arise upon the ruling of the court in sustaining a demurrer to the plaintiff’s amended complaint.

The facts upon which the action is predicated, as set forth in the complaint, are, in substance, as follows: Prior to the 11th day of December, 1883, the board of commissioners of Parke county, after having duly adopted plans and specifications and taken the other preliminary steps required by law in that behalf, advertised the letting of a…