Liggett v. Shriver
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Wayne District Court. — Thomas L. Maxwell, Judge. On March 15, 1915, Scott Liggett, appellee herein,, was, by written contract, employed by the township trustees of Jackson Township, Wayne County, Iowa, as highway superintendent. A blank form of contract furnished the trustees' by the state highway commission was used.
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Appeal from Wayne District Court. — Thomas L. Maxwell, Judge. On March 15, 1915, Scott Liggett, appellee herein,, was, by written contract, employed by the township trustees of Jackson Township, Wayne County, Iowa, as highway superintendent. A blank form of contract furnished the trustees' by the state highway commission was used. On November 29th following, appellee filed itemized statements of the services rendered, charging therefor on the basis of a schedule set out in the written contract. At the time the claims were, filed, they were not certified by him, as required by. statute, but…
1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.
1- townshipsroad totenaeñtSUofe1’ gaitty" of con-Appellant relies for reversal upon two propositions: (1) That the contract entered into between the township trustees and plaintiff is prohibited by Section 1527-sl5, Supplement to the'Code, 1918; *262and (2) that the same is contrary to public policy and void.
The two propositions are so closely related that they will be considered together. Without setting out the contract in detail, it provided substantially as follows: That appellee should make contracts for dragging the roads, supervise the work on draggable roads, keep approaches to culverts…
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