Federal Contracting Co. v. Board of Supervisors
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Webster District Court. — Hon. K. M. Wright, Judge. Plaintiff asks a writ of mandamus, requiring the board of supervisors to levy an assessment upon the lands within a certain drainage district for the payment of the cost of the ditch, and for other relief. The trial court denied the relief sought, and plaintiff appeals. The facts, so far as material for the disposition of the appeal, are stated in the opinion
1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.
Drainage district No. 5, in Webster county, having been duly established, the contract for constructing the ditch was let to the plaintiff at a stated price per cubic yard of excavation. 'Eighty percent of the compensation thus agreed upon was to be paid as the work progressed upon monthly estimates made by the engineer in charge of the construction. Concerning the remaining twenty percent of the sum thus earned, the contract pro*364vided that, “when said improvement is completed to the satisfaction of the engineer in charge of the work and accepted by the board of supervisors of Webster county,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Littell v. Webster CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1911
- Woodbury County v. TalleySupreme Court of Iowa · 1909
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Gordon Construction Co. v. Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1955
- Monter v. Board of SupervisorsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1919
- Farmers Loan & Trust Co. v. Wright CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1921