Rhea County v. Sneed

Oai,dwei/l, J.

Under the appointment and authority of the County Court of Rhea County, three commissioners contracted with the Groton Bridge Company to erect a bridge across Richland Creek, in that county, at the price of $1,875, to be paid as follows: $1,000 when the substructure should be ready for the superstructure, and the remaining $875 when the entire structure should be completed.

Por some unexplained reason, the commissioners failed to exact the contractor’s bond contemplated by. Chapter 182 of the Acts of 1899, and it was not executed.

The Groton Bridge Company sublet the construction…