National Surety Co. v. Board of Supervisors
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Holmes county. Hon. A. T. Woodward, Chancellor. Snit by the Board of Supervisors of Holmes County against the National Surety Company, and others. From í» decree pro confesso and fin'al. decree for complainant, the surety company appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHolden, J.
The hoard of supervisors of Holmes county, as complainant filed its bill, in its own name, against the appellant, National Surety Company, and others, seeking to recover damages for breach of a contract to build and construct certain highways in supervisors’ district' No. 5 of said county. The bill of complaint pur*566ports to be for the benefit of the 4‘improval highway district,” of supervisors’ district No. 5, in which the construction company failed to perform its contract in building said roads, the performance of which contract the appellant, National Surety Copipany, had guaranteed by its…
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