Carmichael v. Lawrence

The appellee sued Center township, of Greene county, alleging that Joseph Lawrence, her husband, entered into a contract with John W. Carmichael, then the trustee of Center township, to build a school-house in district number ten, and that said George Burch, as such trustee, promised to play said Joseph Lawrence five hundred and ninety-five dollars for the building of said house; that in pursuance of the contract, Lawrence built the school-house; that Byrd Combs was elected the successor of said Burch, and is now acting as such; that Lawrence never received the pay for building said house, or…