Mathis v. Public School District No. 103

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Parker, J.:

This is an action to recover the balance claimed to be due a contractor for the digging and construction of a water well for a school district. Plaintiff recovered and the defendant appeals.

A preliminary review of the events giving rise to the lawsuit is necessary in order to insure a proper understanding of the issues involved on appellate review. This, based on facts about which there can be no dispute, will be made in the form of a summarized statement without attempting to include everything disclosed by a long and tedious record.

On July…