Worrell v. Jurden
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from the Fourth Judicial District Court, Clark County; E. J. L. Taber, Judge. Action by W. D. Worrell against A. W; Jurden. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion.
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Appeal from the Fourth Judicial District Court, Clark County; E. J. L. Taber, Judge. Action by W. D. Worrell against A. W; Jurden. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts sufficiently appear in the opinion. In the absence of an express enactment of the legislature, the rule of the common law is that any contract entered into by a public officer which places him or may place him in a position where his personal interests are, or may be, adverse to and inconsistent with his duties to the public as such public officer, is void and unenforceable as against public policy. When…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Norcross, J.:
This is an appeal from the judgment and from an order denying defendant’s motion for a new trial. Action was brought by the plaintiff to recover the sum of $2,317, balance alleged to be due for certain goods, wares, and merchandise sold and delivered to defendant between the 29th day of May, 1910, -and the 9th day of February, 1911, and for work and labor performed in and about the • installation of certain of the said goods, wares, and merchandise in a building constructed by the defendant. The case was tried before Judge E. J. L. Taber without a jury, and judgment…
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