Smith v. Salt Lake City
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Utah
Action by Joseph H. Smith and others against Salt Lake City. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiffs move for a new trial.
1Opinion of the Court
HALLETT, District «Judge.
In the month of March, 1891, defendant corporation received proposals for building an aqueduct to convey the waters of Par-ley’s creek into the city of Salt Lake. As described in the notice to bidders, the contract was to be let “for all the labor and materials necessary for constructing the concrete and brick aqueduct, 36 inches in diameter, for transporting the waters of Parley’s creek into the city, a distance of about 6 miles, work to be fully completed by July 15,1891, according to- the plans and specifications in the office of the city engineer, room Ko. 17,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- United States v. GleesonSupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- Delafield v. Village of WestfieldNew York Supreme Court · 1894
3Cited by2 opinions
- Salt Lake City v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1900
- Rhodes v. CluteUtah Supreme Court · 1898