Higgins-Wall-Dyer Co. v. City of St. Louis

Statutory arbitration of a controversy which was the subject of two suits pending in the Circuit Court of the City of St. Lotiis. Tbe city (designated defendant) contracted witb tbe Higgins-Wall-Dyer Company, as principal (designated plaintiff), and tbe American Surety Company, as- surety, for certain drainage construction and tbe alteration of a certain bridge. Defendant claimed that plaintiff was not proceeding at tbe speed prescribed by tbe contract. It stopped tbe work of plaintiff under tbe contract and completed said drainage construction and alteration of said bridge. Tbe claims of…