Mercer v. Stupp Bros. Bridge & Iron Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Action of assumpsit. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Mercer County ; the Hon. Emery C. Graves, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice
Farmer delivered the opinion of the court.
Appellee entered into a written contract with appellants to construct a bridge for them" across a certain stream in Mercer county for the sum of §1,370. One of the provisions of the contract was as follows: “The conditions of this contract are such that the Stupp Bros. Bridge & Iron Co., through their agent, B. L. Miller, agrees to pay a penalty of §5 for each day the bridge is not completed after the 1st day of January, 1903.” The bridge was not completed till January 20. Ib ivas accepted by appellants as having been built…
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