State ex rel. Ackerman v. Karr
Indiana Court of Appeals
From White Circuit Court; Truman F. Palmer, Judge. Action by the State of Indiana, on the relation of Jasper L. Ackerman as county auditor of White county, against James P. Karr and another. From a judgment for defendants, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMyers, J.
This is an action instituted by appellant on the bond of appellee James P. Karr, to recover damages for a breach of a contract for the construction of -a ditch in White county, Indiana, under and pursuant to the act of 1881 (Acts 1881, p. 410) and amendments thereto. §§5656-5615 Burns 1901.
From the complaint it appears that various steps were taken before the Board of Commissioners of the County of *121White, under and pursuant to said act, for the establishment and construction of a certain public ditch, whereby on April 8, 1901, appellee Karr, being the lowest and best bidder for the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Brown v. MarklandIndiana Court of Appeals · 1899
- King v. DowneyIndiana Court of Appeals · 1900
- Mackey v. BallouIndiana Supreme Court · 1887
3Cited by4 opinions
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- State ex rel. Markley v. FrantzIndiana Supreme Court · 1914
- Miller v. Jackson TownshipIndiana Supreme Court · 1912
- Roetzel v. State Ex Rel. StevensonIndiana Court of Appeals · 1930