Legal Opinion
Rockingham County v. Luten Bridge Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 15, 1929No. 2873PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Circuit Judge.
This was an action at law instituted in the court below by the Luten Bridge Company, as plaintiff, to recover of Rockingham county, North Carolina, an amount alleged to be due under a contract for the construction of a bridge. The county admits the execution and breach of the contract, but contends that notice of cancellation .was given the bridge company before the erection of the bridge was commenced, and that it is liable only for the damages which the company would have sustained, if it had abandoned construction at that time. The judge below refused to strike out an…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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