Baxter v. State
Wisconsin Supreme Court
ORIGINAL ACTION, POR MONET CLAIM. The facts in this case are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Paine, J.
This is a suit against the state; brought under the provisions of the act allowing such suits to be instituted in this court. The grounds of recovery alleged in the complaint may be briefly stated as follows: In 1841 the plaintiff entered into a contract with the Territory of Wisconsin to furnish materials and do certain work in finishing the capitol, for which he was to receive seven thousand dollars; that there was a provision in the contract by which the agent of the territory, who superintended the building, might direct the plaintiff as to any extra work necessary;…
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