Legal Opinion

School District No. 80 v. Brown

Court of Appeals of Kansas

Decided January 9, 1896No. 12PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Memorandum. — Error from Graham district court; Charles W. Smith, judge. Action on contract by-William Brown and Willis Jackson, copartners as Brown & Jackson, against School District No.-80, of Graham county, Kansas. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant brings the case-here.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Garver, J. :

The defendants in error, Brown & Jackson, brought this action in the district court of Graham county to recover from School District No. 80 in said county the contract price for the building of a schoolhouse in said district. The petition alleged the making of a contract with the district board, and the construction in accordance therewith of a schoolhouse by defendants in error. The liability of the school district is the sole question presented by the record.

Having only limited authority in a matter of this kind, the officers of a school…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. School District No. 29 v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1879

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Rose v. Board of Directors of School District No. 94Supreme Court of Kansas · 1947
  2. Farmers' & Merchants' Nat. Bank of Horbart v. School Dist. No. 56Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
  3. O'Loughlin v. DornWisconsin Supreme Court · 1918
  4. State v. UmbargerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1904

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