Perkins Oil Co. v. Eberhart
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM SHELBY. Appeal from tbe Chancery Court of Shelby County. F. H. Heiskell, Cb.
1Opinion of the CourtMcAlister, J.
The defendant (Eberhart), as the result of competitive bidding, was awarded a contract for the construction of an oil mill, in the city of Memphis, for the Perkins Oil Co. The contract price for the work was $26,000. Eberhart, the contractor, executed a bond with the American Bonding & Trust Co., as surety, in the penalty of $7,000, for the faithful performance of the work. Toward the close of the work complications arose. Mechanics, laborers, and material men filed notices of liens upon complainants’ property, and it was threatened with vexatious litigation and serious loss. Thereupon the…
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