The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1922-06-09

In Case No. 1928, entitled Jos. F.
Dolin against Sheridan county, which
case was tried before Judge Leiper of
Glendive Immediately after the first
of the year, in which Dolin attempted
to recover S2771.75, the amounts
which Mrs. O'Grady had clipped from
his claims against the county fer
printing under the 1919 printing con-
tract which was let by bids and was
awarded to Joe Dolin because it ap-
peared to be the lowest bid, on the
grounds that Dolin billed the county
! for more than he had coming wader
the contract, and the warrants for
which claims he accepted with the
reservation entered into the minutes
of the Board of County Commission
ers, that he retained the right to
sue for the balance, the Judgment
was signed Monday, June 5th, by
Judge Leiper at Glendive, granting
Dolin judgment in the sum of
S27O.75, and fled Wednesday with
Clerk Of Court Carl Peterson. In
many instances the court called at
tention to the fact that Dolin had
lowed.
In this one case, the county saved
from Dolin in excess charges by him,
the sum of $2501.75. In several other
smaller cases, the county saved
enough to pay the attorneys fees and
costs for the trial of all of the cases
and more too, the county probably
saving the total sum of about $4,000.
This amount, together with the $1,000
which was recovered by j. j. Gunth-
er when he was county attorney
amounts to the total sum of about
$4,000 and there are still several
suits for recovery to be tried, which
Judge Borton have held to be jury
cases, in which it is claimed there
are still chances for recovery for
sum paid in excess of the amounts
allowed by contract. Many ths@@and
dollars are involved in these suits.
YET JOE GETS NEW CONTRACT
It is curious contradiction Of
facts, that in spite of these reeev-
cries, and the proof of the fact that
Dolin has made business of pre-
senting false claims to the county and
has in every manner conceivable, sys-
tematically defrauded the county,
both on contract for the full statu-
tory rates and on contracts taken for
less, the Board of County Connlis-
sioners, two of whom were elected
on a reform and anti-graft, anti-Do-
lin platform, under the pretense that
Dolin had the lowest bid, which in the
light of a joke i'm his bid, was the
highest bid, accepted Dolin's bid un-
animously, and unanimously rejected
the contract drawn up by County At
torney Erickson and Attorney Vel
lum which would have bound DoIin
to his contract, and unanimously
signed up contract drawn up by
Attorney Howard NJ Lewis, which
. incorporated the joker contained IN
Dolin's bid in the contract.
. SUITS JUSTIFIED
The decision recently filed in suits
instigated by Dolin, justifies every ac-
I ton which has been taken by Sheri-
dan county in protection of the tax
payers. Other suits will be filed by
, Sheridan county by County Attorney
, Erickson to recover a couple of
! thousand dollars paid on false claims
: presented by Dolin to Sheridan coun-
ty during the past ten months by
the county commissioners over the
audits of Clerk & Recorder O'Grady,
) in absolute disregard by them of Do
, Inns contract.
In the cases fled, Judge Leiper has
| sustained every position in regard to
the Interpretation of the printing
code advocated by the Producers
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