Murray County v. Pickering

Atkinson, Justice.

(After stating the foregoing facts.) The county sought to establish that this road construction was done under the terms of a verbal contract, which later was reduced to a written memorandum; that, under the terms of the contract, Pick ering was an agent of the county and should account to it for such funds as he received to apply upon the project, less such amounts as were legally expended thereon; and that, as compensation, he was to be paid a '“reasonable sum for his services provided there is a sufficient fund left to pay same.” Pickering claimed that no such verbal…