Baum v. Sweeny

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Scott, J.

This was an appeal from an order of the board of county commissioners awarding a contract for the county printing of San Juan county, for the fiscal year of 1891, to one J. C. Wheeler, publisher of a newspaper printed in said county, known as the “Islander.” The respondent, Frank P. Baum, was the publisher of another paper printed in said county, known as the “San Juan Graphic, ’ ’ and he took an appeal from said order to the superior court of said county. The board of commissioners moved to dismiss the appeal, because the same was not *713taken…