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Woods Bros. Const. Co. v. Yankton County

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 6, 1927No. 7745PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHN B. SANBORN,

District Judge. In November, 1925, Woods Bros. Construction Company, plaintiff in the court below, brought suit against Yankton county, S. D., and the board of county commissioners of Yankton county for a balance claimed to be due upon a contract for the construction of current retards in the Missouri river, seeking a judgment against the county, and its enforcement by mandamus. The county demurred to the complaint on the ground that it was not a proper party defendant, and that the complaint failed to state a cause of action against it. The demurrer was sustained and judgment…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. County of Cass v. JohnstonSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  2. Davenport v. County of DodgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
  3. Clapp v. Otoe CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1900
  4. Blair v. Cuming CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  5. Jordan v. Cass CountyU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Missouri · 1874

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Woods Bros. Const. Co. v. Yankton County, SDCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1931
  2. Hein v. Arkansas State UniversityDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1997
  3. Baluma, S.A. v. SriquiDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 2021
  4. Jack v. SundbergDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2025
  5. Lamartina v. VMware, Inc.District Court, N.D. California · 2024

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