Martin v. Common School District No. 61

This action was brought in justice court to recover for certain work and labor alleged to have been performed by plaintiff for defendant in hauling certain lumber at the instance and request of its directors. Plaintiff recovered a judgment in the justice court, from which defendant appealed to the district court upon questions of law alone, where it was reversed. Plaintiff appeals.

There is no controversy about the facts. Two of the trustees of defendant school district employed plaintiff to haul the lumber, and their action in the premises was afterwards ratified by the full board by the…