State Ex Rel. Skinner Engine Co. v. Kouri

The question is whether this court will compel the director of public service to sign the proposed contract on behalf of the city of Nelsonville.

The answer of the director of public service admits that provisions of the law governing certain contracts were not complied with in this case. The answer specifically avers that ‘ ‘ there is not attached to,1 nor is there intended to be attached to said contract, any certificate of the auditor of said city of Nelsonville, that the amount required to meet the payments under said contract has been lawfully appropriated for such purposes and in the…