Blanchard v. Burns
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Washington Circuit Court; J. 8. Maples, Judge; 1. Prior to the act of June 2,1911, material men and laborers had no lien upon public property, or property in trust, etc. 17 Ark. 483; 49 Id. 94; 56 Id. 476. 2. Public officers, county boards, supervisors, commissioners, etc., and other governing bodies are liable for ministerial acts causing injury. Act June 2, 1911; 49 S. W. 705; 20 Tex. Civ. App. 178; Cooley on Torts, 379; 95 Am.
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Appeal from Washington Circuit Court; J. 8. Maples, Judge; 1. Prior to the act of June 2,1911, material men and laborers had no lien upon public property, or property in trust, etc. 17 Ark. 483; 49 Id. 94; 56 Id. 476. 2. Public officers, county boards, supervisors, commissioners, etc., and other governing bodies are liable for ministerial acts causing injury. Act June 2, 1911; 49 S. W. 705; 20 Tex. Civ. App. 178; Cooley on Torts, 379; 95 Am. St. (note) 74; 52 Ark. 541; 35 Cyc. 908; 18 Wis. 627; 110 Tenn. 67. 1. The purpose of the act is to protect persons who supply labor and material for…
1Opinion of the CourtMcCulloch, C. J.
Appellees were directors of a special school district in Washington County, Arkansas, and in the name of said district constructed a school building, the contract being let to a contractor engaged in that kind of work.
Appellant was engaged in the lumber business, and sold building material to the contractor which was used in the construction of the school building. The contractor failed to pay, and appellant instituted this action against appellees to recover the amount of the bill, predicating liability on the ground that appellees had failed, as required by statute, to exact from the…
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