Legal Opinion

Board of Commissioners v. Gibson

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided May 14, 1902No. 19,459PublishedCited by 52 opinions

From Kosciusko Circuit Court; II. S. Biggs, Judge. Action by Jordan E. Gibson against the board of commissioners of Fulton county for extra work performed and material furnished in the construction of a courthouse. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtGillett, J.

The complaint in this action is in- two paragraphs, both declaring on the quantum meruit, for extra work done and extra material furnished in and about the construction of a subbasement to a court-house, which said appellant caused to be built at Rochester, Indiana, for the county of Fulton. While this is the first appeal of this particular action, yet the subject-matter of the controversy here involved has been twice before this court. See Myers v. Gibson, 147 Ind. 452; Myers v. Gibson, 152 Ind. 500. The appellant, after taking the various preliminary steps required by statute for the…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Chicago v. SheldonSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
  2. The BANK OF COLUMBIA v. PATTERSON’S Adm’rSupreme Court of the United States · 1813
  3. Deal v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1895
  4. Dubois v. Delaware & Hudson Canal Co.New York Supreme Court · 1830
  5. Gunder v. TibbitsIndiana Supreme Court · 1899

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