Stange v. Esval

The question presented is whether a board of county com-' missioners may let a contract for the county printing to a newspaper which has not been published continuously in the county for at least one year immediately preceding the awarding of the contract, over the bid of a competing paper fully qualified under the terms of the statute to do the work. The board of county commissioners of Daniels county so contracted with the defendant Joseph F. Dolin, who was the owner and publisher of the “Daniels County Leader.” This paper was established in' February, 1922. The contract was let on August 7…