Petersen v. City of Omaha

This is an action by contractors to recover a balance due them on their contract to construct Grace street storm sewer in Omaha for $124,029.20. H. J. Petersen and James Jensen were contractors and are plaintiffs. The city of Omaha is defendant. Claims for the unpaid balance due on the contract were presented by plaintiffs to the city council and disallowed. They appealed to the district court where a judgment was entered in their favor for $2,801.49. This sum is composed entirely of interest amounting to $842.33 on delayed payments as the work progressed and of an item, listed in the…