State ex rel. Kirkpatrick v. Tipton

OPINION

PRANKS, Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal the refusal of the chancellor to award plaintiffs any part of the contract price in a contract between Blountville Utility District and Tipton Construction Company, Inc., as a penalty pursuant to T.C.A., § 12-4-102.1

On May 17, 1977, the Blountville Utility District, established pursuant to the Utility District Law, T.C.A., § 7-82-101 et seq., entered a contract with Harold Tipton to be manager of the utility and another contract which provided that Tipton Construction Company would perform normal maintenance for the utility district. At the time, Harold…