Tomlinson v. Ashland County
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Ashland county: G. N. Risjord, Circuit Judge. On February 10, 1914, the county board of defendant by due resolution appointed a building committee and authorized the issue of bonds for the erection of a courthouse in the city of Ashland.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Ashland county: G. N. Risjord, Circuit Judge. On February 10, 1914, the county board of defendant by due resolution appointed a building committee and authorized the issue of bonds for the erection of a courthouse in the city of Ashland. February 21st a contract was duly made with architects Buemming of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and Wildhagen of Ashland, by which, among other things, the said architects were required “to furnish complete plans and specifications ... in such shape that the owner may advertise for bids thereon for the erection of said…
1Opinion of the Court
The following opinion was filed June 25, 1919:
Eschweiler, J.
Seemingly the only obstacle found by the court below to prevent the allowance to the plaintiffs of the two items for inside and outside filling, of $1,272.27 and $2,120.35 respectively, was the conclusion he came to that under the contract and under the decision of the architects to the same effect, and which he held was controlling, the plaintiffs were bound to furnish this sand and labor for these two respective items at their own cost and as a part of their contract obligations.
The contract liability of plaintiffs was bound up…
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