Sawyer v. District of Columbia

9 D.C. 509
CourtDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals
DecidedApril 15, 1876
DocketNo. 13990
StatusPublished

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Sawyer v. District of Columbia, 9 D.C. 509 (D.C. 1876).

Opinion

Mr. Justice Humphreys

delivered the opinion of the court:

Defendant demurred to the declaration, and insists that the District is not bound on such a pretended contract as that sued upon.

We have come to the conclusion that, upon the authority and statutes cited by counsel for defendant, the board of health could not bind the District upon such a transaction.

The demurrer is therefore sustained.

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