Lewis County v. Aetna Accident & Liability Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Lewis county, Reynolds, J., entered October 6, 1919, upon findings in favor of the plaintiff, in an action on contract, tried to the court.
1Opinion of the CourtBridges, J.
This is a suit on a road contractor’s bond to recover the value of certain cement furnished by Lewis county to the contractor.
In April, 1916, the respondent, Lewis county, entered into a contract with T. H. Cochran & Sons whereby the latter agreed to build a certain county road for $15,950. All cement to be used by the contractor was to be purchased from the county at $1.56 per barrel. With reference to payment therefor, the contract provided that, “payments for the cement to the county shall be made not later than the 10th day of the month following the month in which any cement was ordered.…
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