Wright Construction Co. v. City of Des Moines

The appellant here is the paving contractor who constructed the paving improvement. By its contract with the city, it agreed to accept the assessment certificates to be levied by the city council in full payment for its work, and to waive claim for any part of the compensation to be paid out of the general fund of the city. The nature of its complaint is that the city council assessed certain 7 lots at $100 each, which assessment was in excess of' 25 per cent of the value of the lots. From the evidence it appears that 6 of these lots were worth not to exceed $25 each, and the seventh, not to…