Legal Opinion

City of Ellsworth v. Rossiter

Supreme Court of Kansas

Decided January 15, 1891PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Error from, Ellsworth District Court. The opinion states the case. Judgment for plaintiff, Rossiter, at the November term, 1888. The defendant City brings the case to this court.

1Opinion of the Court

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Valentine, J.:

This was an action brought in the district court of Ellsworth county, by F. N. Rossiter against the city of Ellsworth, to recover compensation for services performed by him at the request of the city in and about the construction of city water-works. A trial was had before the court and a jury, and judgment was rendered in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant for $681, and the defendant, as plaintiff in error, brings the case to this court for review.

The only question now presented is with reference to the sufficiency or…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Bunn v. People ex rel. LaflinIllinois Supreme Court · 1867
  2. David v. Portland Water CommitteeOregon Supreme Court · 1886
  3. Salomon v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
  4. Butler v. Regents of the UniversityWisconsin Supreme Court · 1873
  5. Comm'rs of Leavenworth Co. v. BrewerSupreme Court of Kansas · 1872

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. First Nat. Bank of Tishomingo v. IngleSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
  2. Hope v. Hamilton CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 1898
  3. Matheney v. City of El DoradoSupreme Court of Kansas · 1910
  4. John Ritchie & Sons v. City of WichitaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1917
  5. Electric Plaster Co. v. Blue Rapids City TownshipSupreme Court of Kansas · 1908

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