North v. Huron Co.

Citations

• 20 Ohio C.C. Dec. 145

Syllabus

<p>COUNTIES — CONTRACTS.</p> <p>Haynes, Parker and Wildman, JJ.</p> <p>No Accounting mat be Had nob Work Done for a Countt on Invadid Contract.</p> <p>A contract between county commissioners and one who undertakes to pike a certain county highway is invalid when no record of the commissioner’s meeting has been made, and the auditor’s certificate has not been filed or recorded, as required by Rev. Stat. 2834b (Dan. 4286), and cannot be enforced against the county; nor will an equitable accounting be granted for the labor and material expended on the improvement of the road.</p> <p>[For other cases in point, see 2 Cyc. Dig., “Contracts,” §§ 2887-2895; 3 Cyc. Dig., “Counties,” §§ 410, 411; 6 Cyc. Dig., “Municipal Corporations,” §§ ¡977-1044. — Ed'.]</p> <p>[Syllabus approved by the court.]</p>