Green Bay Lumber Co. v. Thomas
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Jackson District Court. — Hon. A. J. House, Judge. Action to establish a claim against Jackson county for materials furnished in the erection of a jail. Six other sub■contractors filed cross petitions. The claim of plaintiff was not allowed, but judgment was rendered against the contractor, Edwin Thomas, for two hundred dollars less than the amount claimed. The claims of cross petitioners wore allowed. The plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
*4221 *421When the jail of Jackson county was completed, in 1896, there remained a balance unpaid to the contractor, Edwin Thomas, of one thousand one hundred and eighty dollars. The plaintiffs and defendants, except Thomas, are subcontractors, seeking' to have their various claims allowed and paid out of this fund under the provisions of Chapter 17 9 of the Acts of the Twentieth General Assembly.. Sworn and itemized accounts were filed with the *422county auditor within the time limited, — that of plaintiff first, — but the other claimants also filed their accounts with one George Cooper, a member of the…
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