City of Decatur v. McKean
Indiana Supreme Court
From Superior Court of Allen County; Owen N. Heaton, Judge. Action by George E. McKean against the City of Decatur. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Transferred from Appellate Court under §1337u Burns 1901, Acts 1901, p. 590.
1Opinion of the CourtJordan, C. J.
Appellee commenced this action in the Adams Circuit Court to recover against the city of Decatur for services rendered as a special civil engineer. On change of venue the cause was tried in the Superior Court of Allen County.
The complaint is in three paragraphs. The first substantially alleges the following facts: On April 22, 1903, appellee contracted with the common council of the city of Decatur to serve in its employ as a special engineer. It *251was agreed between him and said city, through its common council, that he was to perform services for the city as a special engineer, for a period…
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