Seaboard National Bank v. Woesten
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis County Circuit Court. — Non. John W. McElhinney, Judge. (1) It was unlawful for the Board of Public improvements to advertise and let together in one contract, and to the same contractor, the contract for reconstruction, and also that for repairs and maintenance of the street for the next nine years, after the board had first fixed an arbitrary limit of fifty cents per square for such repairs for the next nine years as the maximum bid which the board…
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Appeal from St. Louis County Circuit Court. — Non. John W. McElhinney, Judge. (1) It was unlawful for the Board of Public improvements to advertise and let together in one contract, and to the same contractor, the contract for reconstruction, and also that for repairs and maintenance of the street for the next nine years, after the board had first fixed an arbitrary limit of fifty cents per square for such repairs for the next nine years as the maximum bid which the board would accept, the inevitable result of such a method of letting being to gre'atlv increase the bids for the work of…
1Opinion of the CourtMarshall, J.
For the purposes of this appeal, the full and accurate statement of the case made by counsel for the appellant is adopted. It is as follows .-
‘ ‘ This is a suit upon a special taxbill issued by the city of St. Louis for the reconstruction of Grand avenue from St. Louis avenue to Montgomery street. Plaintiff sues as the assignee of the Barber Asphalt Paving Company, the original contractor to whom the taxbill was issued.
“In its petition plaintiff sets out the ordinances and the contract under which the alleged work was done; alleges compliance by the contractor with all the terms of said…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Barber Asphalt Paving Co. v. UllmanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1897
- May v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Missouri · 1899
- Town of Tipton v. NormanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1880
- Eyerman v. BlaksleySupreme Court of Missouri · 1883
- Seaboard National Bank v. WoestenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1898
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- Fostaire Harbor, Inc. v. Missouri Director of RevenueSupreme Court of Missouri · 1984
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