Cain v. County of Wabasha

Taxpayers’ suit challenging the legality of the action of the commissioners of Wabasha county in letting the 1925 contract for county printing to another, other than the lowest bidder. Plaintiffs appeal from an order denying them a temporary injunction.

There were two bidders, the Wabasha Leader and the Wabasha County Herald. The former has approximately 1,400 and the latter 1,050 subscribers. Bids were submitted by both papers. The Leader proposed to publish the proceedings of the county commissioners, the financial statement and other notices required to be published during 1925 at 40 cents…