Sullivan County v. Ruth
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM SULLIVAN. Appeal from Chancery Court of Sullivan County. Jesse L. Rogers, Sp. Ch.
1Opinion of the CourtWilkes, J.
This is an action for damages for the breach of a contract made by. the defendants with the county of Sullivan to erect a bridge across the Iiolston river at Bluff City. The Chancellor was of opinion the defendants had substantially complied with the contract and were not liable for damages, and dismissed complainant’s bill.
There was an appeal by the county, and on a hearing before the Court of Chancery Appeals that Court modified the decree of the Chancellor and gave judgment for an item of $172, with interest from the filing of the bill in this cause, this being the cost of having the…
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- Searles v. . Manhattan Railway CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
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- Edwards v. Maler Construction Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1986
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