Case Name: Miles R. Perkins et al v. J. W. Bright et al.
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1923-12-04
Citations: 1 Ohio Law Abs. 862
Docket Number: No. 17861
Parties: Miles R. Perkins et al v. J. W. Bright et al.
Judges: Marshall, C. J., Wanamaker, Robinson, Jones, Matthias and Allen, JJ., concur.
Reporter: The Ohio Law Abstract
Volume: 1
Pages: 862–862

Head Matter:
No. 17861
Miles R. Perkins et al v. J. W. Bright et al.
Error to the Court of Appeals of Belmont county.
(Filed in Supreme Court, Feb. 15, 1923.)
328. SCHOOLS.
Bids for constructing schoolhouses which separately state labor and materials, violate 7623 GC. and are void (216) — Injunction will lie at instance of taxpayer to restrain acceptance of.

Opinion:
DAY, J.
A bid for the erection of a sehoolhouse costi: more than $500, which separately states the labor and material and the total thereof at the same amount, is in violation of paragraphs 5, 6 and 7 of Section 7623, General Code, and is void. An injune tion will lie at the instance of a taxpayer, restraining the board of education from accepting such bid and entering into a contract thereon.
Judgment affirmed.
Marshall, C. J., Wanamaker, Robinson, Jones, Matthias and Allen, JJ., concur.