Fore v. . Feimster
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Civil actioN tried before Webb, J., and a jury, at November Term, 1915, of Meoexenbubg. There were facts in evidence tending to show that in 1913 defendants, as the board of commissioners of Iredell Comity, entered into a contract with the Solomon Construction Company that the latter would supply all material, etc., and construct for the county a county home, at the contract price of $23,000, the construction company giving bond in the sum of $8,000 to save the county…
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Civil actioN tried before Webb, J., and a jury, at November Term, 1915, of Meoexenbubg. There were facts in evidence tending to show that in 1913 defendants, as the board of commissioners of Iredell Comity, entered into a contract with the Solomon Construction Company that the latter would supply all material, etc., and construct for the county a county home, at the contract price of $23,000, the construction company giving bond in the sum of $8,000 to save the county harmless by reason of nonperformance of the stipulations of the contract; that the home has been built and paid for except a…
1Opinion of the Court
HoKE, J.,
after' stating the case: In direct reference to the question presented, the statute makes provision as follows: “Every county, city, town, or other municipal corporation which shall let a contract for the building, repairing, or altering any building shall require the contractor for such work to execute a bond with one or more solvent sureties, payable to the said county, city, town, or other municipal corporation, and conditioned for the payment of labor done and the materials and supplies furnished for the said work, ... if the official of said county, town, or other municipal…
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