HANAGAN v. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

No. 6351.

325 P.2d 282 (1958)

64 N.M. 103

Patrick F. HANAGAN and Kermit Nash, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. The BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF the COUNTY OF LEA, State of New Mexico, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

Rehearing Denied May 29, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fred M. Standley, Atty. Gen., Robert F. Pyatt, Paul L. Billhymer, Asst. Attys. Gen., for appellant.

Edwards & Reese, Neal & Neal, Hobbs, for appellees.


COMPTON, Justice.

Appellees, the District Attorney of the Fifth Judicial District, and his assistant, under a contract with the Board of County Commissioners, handled all matters pertaining to a proposed bond issue and sale of the general obligation bonds of Lea County for the construction of a court house and jail. For their services, the board agreed to pay them a fee equivalent to 1% of the proceeds of the bond issue, when and if the bonds were sold.

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