Bates County v. Wills
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Missouri; Arba S. Van Valkenburgh, Judge. Action at law by A. V. Wills and others, partners as A. V. Wills & Sons, against .Bates County, Mo. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
HOOK, Circuit Judge.
This action was brought by A. V. Wills & Sons to recover from Bates county, Mo., a balance claimed to be due them on contract for digging a drainage ditch. The course of th§ litigation may be found in Wills v. Bates County (C. C.) 170 Fed. 812; Bates County v. Wills, 111 C. C. A. 354, 190 Fed. 552; Id., 118 C. C. A. 361, 200 Fed. 143; Id., 152 C. C. A. 571, 239 Fed. 785; Id., 158 C. C. A. 22, 245 Fed. 556. At the last trial, and in those previous, the plaintiffs prevailed, and the county prosecuted error. The questions presented may be grouped under three general heads,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- County of Cass v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- New Orleans v. WarnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- Davenport v. County of DodgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Blair v. Cuming CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Bates County v. WillsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1917
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- Drainage Dist. No. 4 of Dunklin County v. MurphyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1941
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