City of Terre Haute v. Lake

The sufficiency of the complaint is the only question presented by the record for our decision.

Omitting the formal parts, the complaint is as follows:

“ The plaintiff complains of the defendant and says that on or'about the 4th day of June, 1872, the plaintiff presented a petition to the common council of the city of Terre Haute, praying that the contract for the removal of dead animals from said city be awarded to plaintiff; that the said council, at its regular session held on the-day of June, 1872, granted said petition, awarding said contract to plaintiff for the term of five years;…