Du Bois v. City of Galena

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

This was an action by Charles R. DuBois against the city of Galena to recover for hauling dirt from one section of the city to another in order to make a fill on a street upon which a sidewalk might be placed. The plaintiff recovered, and defendant appeals.

In the petition it was alleged that on the first of December, 1926, he entered into a verbal contract with the city for the work mentioned, for which it was agreed'he should be paid the sum of $500; that the work was completed about the ninth day of February, 1927, according to the…