Hope v. Hamilton County

This is an action by the complainant to recover for services rendered Hamilton County *326in superintending the extension and improvement of the courthouse and yard and jail of the county. The Chancellor gave judgment for complainant for one thousand dollars, and some interest and costs, and the county appealed, and assigned errors. ' The Court of Chancery Appeals reversed the Chancellor, and refused any recovery, and dismissed complainant’s bill, and he has appealed, and assigned errors.

The facts, so far as necessary to be stated, are that, in 1890, Hamilton County determined to make extensive…