Mann v. Town of Rochester
Indiana Court of Appeals
From Oass Circuit Court; I). H. Chase, Judge. Action by James Mann and others against the town of Rochester for breach of contract for the construction of a system of water-works. From a judgment for defendant, plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtBlack, J.
The amended first and second paragraphs of the complaint of the appellants were each held insufficient on demurrer. In the first paragraph it was shown that the appellants were partners whose principal place of business was Dowagiac, Michigan, their business being that of putting in water-works plants for cities and towns, and especially putting in the pipes used for such work; and the appellee was a duly incorporated town; that in December, Í892, the board of trustees of the town, pursuant to a petition signed by more than 100 freeholders and resident taxpayers of the town, ordered an…
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