State ex rel. Wyckoff v. Merrell
Nebraska Supreme Court
Original application for mandamus to compel the county clerk of Burt county to draw in favor of relator a warrant on the county treasurer in payment of a balance claimed for the construction of a ditch, and to require the county commissioners to meet and levy a special tax against the property benefited by the improvement.
1Opinion of the Court
Ragan, C¡
From the record before us it appears that the material facts in this case are: On the 2d day of October, 1888, Burt county entered into a written contract with A. E. Wyckoff, in and by the terms of which Wyckoff agreed to dig and construct a ditch, previously located by the county, known as the Peterson ditch. The work was to be performed in accordance with certain plans and specifications prepared by an engineer in the employ of the county and to the satisfaction of such engineer. For this work Wyckoff was to be paid fifteen cents per cubic yard as follows: When one-fourth the work…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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