McHenry v. Brown
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by plaintiffs, receivers of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, from a judgment of the district court for Hennepin county, in favor of plaintiffs for $4,441.47, after a trial before Russell, J., and a jury.
1Opinion of the Court
COLUNS, J.2
August 9,1893, one Tollefson and the Northern Pacific Railroad Company entered into a contract by the terms of which Tollefson agreed to construct and complete for the company a large shop building, to be completed on or before October 25, of the same year. The company agreed to pay therefor the sum of $13,425, to be paid on monthly estimates to be made by its chief engineer, less a certain percentage, which was to be reserved until the contract was fully complied with. As stipulated in the contract, Tollefson, as principal, executed an indemnity bond to the company in the sum of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Robinson v. HagenkampSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1892
3Cited by1 opinion
- Martin v. FeeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1929