Ryan v. Board of County Commissioners

Defendant appeals from a judgment in favor of the plaintiff granted by the District Court of the Eighteenth Judicial District, in and for the County of Gallatin, the Honorable W. W. Lessley presiding.

At the request of the County Commissioners of Gallatin County, the Board of Directors of the Gallatin County Refuse District Number 1 entered into a written contract with Paul Ryan on July 11, 1978. The purpose of the contract was to secure defendant Ryan’s services and equipment for the operation of the Logan Sanitary Landfill near Logan, Montana. Ryan was to commence operation on December 1,…