Peers v. Board of Education of School District No. 3

This was an action by appellant against appellee, upon an alleged acceptance of the following written order:

“Ho. 624. St. Louis, 18th of Jem. 1873.

Board of Directors School District Ho. 3, range Ho. 8, township Ho. 14, Collinsville, 111., pay to the order of J. W. Peers $267.88, on account of Wm. H. Phillips & Bro.’s contract for building school house.

$267.88. C. B. Clark,

Architect cmd Swpt.”

The cause below was tried by the court without a jury, and judgment rendered for the defendant, and the plaintiff brings the case here by appeal.

The questions made are, whether a board of directors of a…