Legal Opinion

Reiff v. Redfield School Board

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided December 18, 1916PublishedCited by 19 opinions

Appeal from Pulaski Chancery Court; Jno. E. Martineau, Chancellor; 1. The bond was not given as required by Act No. 446, Acts 1911, p. 462. The bond was to the Redñeld School District; the bondsmen did not qualify; the sureties were not approved by the clerk nor was the bond filed according to law. It does not contain the proper recitals. There can be no recovery. 86 Ark. 212; 17 Id. 483; 79 Id. 550; 74 Id. 545; 81 Id. 235; 100 Id. 253; 109 Id. 508; 111 Id. 379; 126 Am.

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Appeal from Pulaski Chancery Court; Jno. E. Martineau, Chancellor; 1. The bond was not given as required by Act No. 446, Acts 1911, p. 462. The bond was to the Redñeld School District; the bondsmen did not qualify; the sureties were not approved by the clerk nor was the bond filed according to law. It does not contain the proper recitals. There can be no recovery. 86 Ark. 212; 17 Id. 483; 79 Id. 550; 74 Id. 545; 81 Id. 235; 100 Id. 253; 109 Id. 508; 111 Id. 379; 126 Am. St. 1095. 2. The Redfield School District sustained no injury. 65 Ark. 27. 3. Defendants are bound only according to the…

1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.

On February 19, 1915, the Board of Directors of Redfield School District and the Clark Pressed Brick Company, of Malvern, Arkansas, instituted this action in the chancery court against the Aetna Accident & Liability Company, J. W. Sanders 3,nd H. F. Reiff, to recover $527.56 and the accrued interest alleged to be the balance due for 85,000 bricks that were used in the construction of a school house by said school board. The material facts are as follows:

On the 27th day of June, 1914, the Redfield School Board of Redfield, Arkansas, entered into a contract in writing with S'. A. Sanders to…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. State v. WoodSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1888
  2. County of Bay ex rel. Houghtaling v. BrockMichigan Supreme Court · 1880
  3. Central Lumber Co. v. Braddock Land & Granite Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1907
  4. A. H. Andrews Co. v. Delight Special School DistrictSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1910
  5. Ihrig v. ScottWashington Supreme Court · 1893

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Williams v. DouglasSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1971
  2. E. C. Barton & Co. v. NealSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1978
  3. Oliver Construction Co. v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1922
  4. Stewart-McGehee Construction Co. v. Brewster & Riley Feed Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1926
  5. Universal Electric Const. Co. of Alabama v. RobbinsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1940

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