Patton & Gibson Co. v. Shreve & Kelso
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit. Appeal from the County Court of Macon county; the Hon. Donald McCobmick, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the May term, 1906.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Baume
Appellant, The Patton & Gibson Company, contracted with the Chicago & Alton Railroad Company, to construct a portion of its roadbed between Springfield and Bloomington. ' The contract required the excavation of certain cuts,- the filling of certain ditches and making certain fills in accordance with the plans and specifications and grade stakes prepared and set by the engineers of the railroad company.
A portion of the work to be performed by appellant under its contract was sub-let by it to appellees, Shreve & Kelso, under a proposition and acceptance, constituting a contract therefor, as…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Osborn v. People ex rel. LewisIllinois Supreme Court · 1882
- Holt v. Tennent-Stribling Shoe Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1896