Noland Co. v. . Trustees

Civil action heard upon the following agreed facts:

1. On the 29th day of July, 1922, the Board of Trustees of Southern Pines Schools entered into a contract with Hester McElwee for the alteration of a school building at the price of $55,048.00. At the time A. S. Ruggles, P. P. Pelton, J. S. Milliken, Mrs. Rebecca Swett, and M. Y. Poe constituted said board of trustees.

2. Said board of trustees failed to require the defendants, Hester McElwee, to furnish a bond as provided by section 2445 of the Consolidated Statutes. In failing to require said bond, the said board and the individual members…