Town of Greenwood v. State ex rel. Lawson
Indiana Supreme Court
From Johnson Circuit Court; W. J. Buckingham, Judge. Mandamus hy the State on the relation of Frank Lawson and others against the town of Greenwood and others. From a judgment for plaintiffs, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtMonks, J.
—The relators, contractors for the construction of a public work under the Barrett law, brought this proceeding to compel the hoard of trustees of the town of Greenwood, hy writ of mandamus, to take action upon the report made by the town engineer, under §4293 Bums 1901, §6776 Horner 1901, and either to “adopt, alter, or amend the same,” and “cause an assessment list” to he made, as required hy said law. An alternative writ was issued. Appellants filed a return in two paragraphs, the *268first of which, was a general denial. A demurrer for want of facts was sustained to the second paragraph of…
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