Clifton, Applegate & Toole v. Big Lake Drain District No. 1

The plaintiff, Clifton, Applegate & Toole, a corporation, hereinafter referred to as “the contractor,” brought this action against the Big Lake Drain District No. 1 of Stillwater County, a body corporate, hereinafter designated as “the district,” for damages because of the alleged breach of a contract executed September 3, 1919, for the construction of a certain tile drain in accordance with plans and specifications. The complaint is quite lengthy. Therein it is alleged, among other things, that by the terms of the contract the contractor was to be paid for labor and materials at stated…