Lake Shore Stone Co. v. Westgate
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Van Burén; Des Voignes (L. Burget), J. Case by the Lake Shore Stone Company against Orlo Westgate and others, members of the township board of South Haven township, for an unpaid balance due from a contractor who had not given a statutory bond. Judgment for plaintiff on a directed verdict. Both parties, bring error.
1Opinion of the CourtSteere, J.
This action was begun by declaration against the township of South Haven, Van Burén county, and the above named defendants who were its township board to recover an unpaid balance due for stone sold to contractors engaged in construction of highways in said township. Plaintiff’s lengthy declaration contains three counts; the first alleges that on June 24, 1916, one Parr entered into a contract with said township for the construction of 2% miles of 16-foot stone road for $20,500, performance of which he entered upon but before completing it went 'into bankruptcy and his eqntraet was taken over…
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