Devore v. Schaffer

Smith, J.-

— Plaintiff, an Adams County farmer, desiring to buy some- used tubing belonging to the county, went to the county engineer, and then to the county yard in Corning where the county kept bridge steel, lumber and other highway material: “I came to see the engineer to buy some- of the old tubes along the road. They had been doing some grading and graveling near *1019my farm and had taken out some tubing. I was interested in buying * *

After .a brief call on the engineer at the shop he went down “to see the boys who were running the truck” in the yard. He was interested also in some bridge…