Gulf Life Insurance v. Hillsborough County

This is a suit in equity to recover a balance due on certain certificates of indebtedness issued pursuant to Chapter 9316, Acts of 1923, Laws of Florida. The bill of complaint in substance alleges that in February, 1925, Hillsborough County entered into six contracts with J. W. Copeland to pave, grade, and curb designated roads, that said contracts were let to the lowest competitive bidder and the roads were completed and accepted by the County, that on October 27, 1925, the County issued to the contractor certificates of indebtedness dated September 28, 1925, in payment for the completion of…