Gilmore v. Board of County Commrs.

This cause comes into this court by appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of *178Hocking county. It is an action in the alternative, for the reformation or rescission of a contract for the construction of a ditch along the line of Rush creek in that county, for a distance of approximately six miles. The plaintiffs herein were successful bidders for the work and entered into a contract to construct the ditch as an entirety for the sum of $52,000. The undisputed evidence establishes that this contract was made by the plaintiffs upon the basis of the estimate of the county engineer, which included…