Corker v. Commissioners of Elmore County
Idaho Supreme Court
APPEAL from District Court in and for Elmore County. Honorable Lyttleton Price, Judge. From a judgment of tbe district court approving and affirming an order of the board of county commissioners, a citizen and taxpayer appeals. The facts are stated in the opinion. That the board has no powers but those directly conferred on it by statute and can act only in the maimer laid down by statute has often been held by this court.
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APPEAL from District Court in and for Elmore County. Honorable Lyttleton Price, Judge. From a judgment of tbe district court approving and affirming an order of the board of county commissioners, a citizen and taxpayer appeals. The facts are stated in the opinion. That the board has no powers but those directly conferred on it by statute and can act only in the maimer laid down by statute has often been held by this court. (Gorman v. County Commissioners, 1 Idaho, 553, 556, 557; Conger v. Board of Oommrs., 5 Idaho, 347, 48 Pac. 1064, and many other cases.) And having exhausted their power by…
1Opinion of the Court
AILSHIE, J. —
On the nineteenth day of July, 1902, the hoard of commissioners of Elmore county duly and regularly let the contract to W. H. Davis for the keeping of the roads of contract road district No. 4 of Elmore county, in good repair as provided by law, for the term of two years from and after the twenty-ninth day of July, 1902. After the execution of the contract, and on the twenty-fifth day of July, the contractor made, executed and delivered to the board of commissioners his bond in due form conditioned for the faithful performance of his contract. At the July, 1903, meeting of the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Howell v. Board of CommissionersIdaho Supreme Court · 1898
- Hampton v. Commissioners of Logan CountyIdaho Supreme Court · 1896
- Fremont County v. BrandonIdaho Supreme Court · 1899
- Meller v. Board of CommissionersIdaho Supreme Court · 1894
- Conger v. Board of CommissionersIdaho Supreme Court · 1896
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Harrison v. Board of County Com'rsIdaho Supreme Court · 1948
- School District No. 25 v. RiceIdaho Supreme Court · 1905
- Johnston v. SavidgeIdaho Supreme Court · 1905