County of Blue Earth v. Bisballe Construction Company

Action begun in the county of Blue Earth by that county against the contractor and the surety in a county drainage project for damages on account of the negligent performance of the contract. The contractor is a Minnesota corporation with its sole office in Lincoln county, and the surety is an Iowa corporation. The contractor with the consent of the bonding company made proper demand for a change of venue to Lincoln county. The clerk of the court refused to transmit the files, and the court denied defendants’ motion to direct him to transmit them, and this application for a writ of mandamus…