William Penn & Co. v. Northern Bldg. Co.

Citations

• 140 F. 973
• 1905 U.S. App. LEXIS 4870

Syllabus

<p>Counties — Claims against by Subcontractors — Iowa Statute.</p> <p>Code Iowa, § 3102, giving a subcontractor a claim against any public corporation for which he has furnished labor or materials for use in the construction of any public building or bridge, but providing that such claim shall be made “by filing with the public officer through whom the payment is to be made an itemized sworn statement of the demand,” is to be strictly construed, and the filing of the itemized statement required is essential to the establishing of an enforceable claim thereunder against a county.</p> <p>[Ed. Note. — Eor cases in point, see vol. 13, Cent. Dig. Counties, § 313.1</p>