CAPITAL BRIDGE COMPANY v. COUNTY OF SAUNDERS

No. 34005.

83 N.W.2d 18 (1957)

164 Neb. 304

CAPITAL BRIDGE COMPANY, a corporation, doing business as Century Bridge Lumber Company, Appellee, v. COUNTY OF SAUNDERS, Appellee, Glenn Melson, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

April 19, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Myrl D. Edstrom, Wahoo, for appellant.

H. V. Kanouff, Wahoo, Woods, Aitken & Aitken, Lincoln, for Capital Bridge Co.

George W. Haessler, Wahoo, for County of Saunders.

Heard before SIMMONS, C. J., and CARTER, MESSMORE, YEAGER, CHAPPELL, WENKE and BOSLAUGH, JJ.


CARTER, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff against the county of Saunders for $4,832 for bridge lumber sold to the county. The appeal was taken by a taxpayer who alleges that the lumber was delivered as the result of two orders each of which was in excess of $500 and therefor contrary to the provisions of section 39-810, R.R.S.1943, which requires purchases in excess of $500 to be let to the lowest responsible bidder.

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