Richards v. School Township
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Calhoun District Court.— Hon. F. M. Powers, Judge. Action upon a contract for the purchase price of certain school supplies, to wit, Kennedy’s Mathematical Blocks. Defendant denied liability, pleaded fraud and collusion in the giving of the order, and some other defenses which may be noticed in the body of the opinion. At the conclusion of the evidence, the trial court directed a verdict for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.—
1Opinion of the CourtDeemer, J.
In October of the year 1898, one D. T. Blodgett obtained from certain members of defendant district the following order:
State of Iowa, October 24, 1898. We, the undersigned members of the school board of district township of Jackson, in the county of Calhoun, do hereby contract for nine sets of Kennedy’s Mathematical Blocks, provided a majority of said board sign this agreement, for which we agree to pay D. T. Blodgett, or agent, the sum of twenty-five ($25.00) dollars a set.
We hereby authorize the officers of said board to issue a warrant for the, same, payable twelve months after date…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Mills & Co. v. CollinsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1885
- Johnson v. School Corp.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1902
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