Greenville v. Ormand
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Gary, J., York, July, 1896. Action by the City Council of Greenville against G. C. Ormand, surviving partner of Ormand & Goforth, Thos. F. Dunlap, administrator of R. J. Dunlap, J. R. Williams, D. K. Armstrong, and John Nichols, to recover an amount advanced to Ormand, survivor, under contract for completion of sewerage system in city of Greenville. Judgment for plaintiff.
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Before Gary, J., York, July, 1896. Action by the City Council of Greenville against G. C. Ormand, surviving partner of Ormand & Goforth, Thos. F. Dunlap, administrator of R. J. Dunlap, J. R. Williams, D. K. Armstrong, and John Nichols, to recover an amount advanced to Ormand, survivor, under contract for completion of sewerage system in city of Greenville. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant sureties appeal. cite: 32 S. C., 288; 9 Wheat., 702; 23 S. C., 590; 6 C. B. (N. S.), 550; 2 Keene, 638; 37 Mo., 466; 36 Minn., 439; 1 Stark., 192; 77 Ga., 40; 5 Md., 602; 39 Kan., 381; 17 S. C., 4; 32 S.…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Jones.
This is a case involving the right of sureties. On the 19th day'- of March, 1892, G. C. Ormand and W. L. Goforth entered into a contract with the city of Greenville to perform certain work for said city, in digging trenches for sewerage, and on same day Ormand & Goforth, with appellants as sureties, entered into a bond for faithful performance. Among other things, it was stipulated in the contract that “payments for the work shall be made monthly upon the estimate of the city engineer. Ten per cent, of the amount due shall be retained…
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