Young v. Gard

This case is well presented by briefs and oral arguments. We approach the question involved with an appreciation of its importance both to the litigants herein and to a considerable portion of the public. The main contention hinges upon the claim of plaintiffs that the contract granting an option by the directors of the irrigation district to the Ralph Schneeloch Company, which we term the company, was wholly void as not authorized by the Irrigation District Law, countered by the contention of defendants that the same constituted a valid binding contract. It is the claim of defendants that…