Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 June 1910 — BRIBING AN OFFICIAL [ARTICLE]

BRIBING AN OFFICIAL

w Deprives a Contractor of the Right To v Collect Assessments. Indianapolis, Ind., June 1. — The Appellate Court ruled today that a contractor who bribes an official or employe of a city or town to accept an improvement cannot collect assessments for its cost. The decision was in a case in which William F. Johnson, of Woodruff Place, was defendant. The plaintiff was Frank F. Gorman, a contractor. It was alleged that Lee T. White, an inspector, was bribed to make a false report regarding the amount of materials used. The lower Court here ruled in favor of the defendant. v /