Donaldson v. State ex rel. Board of Commissioners
Indiana Court of Appeals
Prom Jennings Circuit Court; Perry E. Bear, Special Judge. Action by The State of Indiana, on the relation of the Board of Commissioners of the County of Ripley, against Abraham L. Donaldson and others. Prom a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtRabb, J.
This action was brought by appellee, upon a bond given by appellant Donaldson, with his coappellants as sureties thereon, to secure the faithful performance by Donaldson of a contract entered into between Donaldson and the Board of Commissioners of the County of Ripley, for the construction of a number of turnpikes in Shelby township, in said county, under the provisions of the act of 1901 (Acts 1901 p. 449, §6899 et seq. Burns 1901), and the act of 1903 (Acts 1903 p. 263), amendatory thereto, relating to the construction or improvement of public highways.
The complaint was in two paragraphs,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Board of Commissioners v. BranamanIndiana Supreme Court · 1907
- Hunt v. Oregon Pac. Ry. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Oregon · 1888
- King v. Board of CommissionersIndiana Court of Appeals · 1904
- City of Goldsboro v. MoffettU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern North Carolina · 1892
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