Willapa Harbor Sand & Gravel Co. v. Pacific County

Citations

• 103 Wash. 309
• 174 P. 450
• 1918 Wash. LEXIS 1068

Syllabus

<p>Highways — State Contracts — Statutes—Liability on Contract Made by County. Under Rem. Code, § 5879-2 et seg., outlining a general system for the improvement of permanent highways, to he contracted for hy the boards of county commissioners on approval of the state highway commissioner, and to he paid for hy the state from the state highway fund, after certificate hy the county hoards, the state is a necessary party defendant in an action to compel payment of a claim duly certified hy the county officials to the state highway commissioner; since the contract with the county was made with reference to the act, and the state, not the county, was liable thereon.</p>