Vincent v. Ellis
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Monona District Court. — Hon. Geo. W. Wakeeield, Judge. Mandamus to compel the defendant, who is county auditor of Monona county, to award to plaintiff a contract for the construction of a ditch. Demurrer to petition being sustained,’ and plaintiff electing to stand upon his pleading without further amendment, there was judgment for defendant, and plaintiff appeals.- —
1Opinion of the Court
Weaver, J.- —
-The petition alleges that by proper proceedings under chapter 2, title 10, of the Code, a public ditch was located through lands in Monona county; that, for convenience in letting the work of excavation, the ditch was divided into 20 sections; that defendant, as county auditor, gave due notice of the letting of said work in separate sections as provided by law; that plaintiff became a bidder for such work upon each and every section at prices varying *611from 6.7 cents to 10 cents per cubic yard; that the Canal Construction Company was also a bidder upon all of said sections at the…
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