Layne-Western Co. v. Buchanan County

THOMAS, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment denying plaintiff recovery on a contract entered into with defendant through its county planning and recreation commission on the ground that the contract was entered into in violation of the County Budget Law and the County Auditor Act, in that it did not bear the certification of an accounting officer and was not let through competitive bidding as required by the first of said statutes. The appellant urges that the contract in question is not governed by the Budget Law and that, even if it were, the appellee is estopped to deny, its…