Robertson v. F. Krauss & Sons
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from chancery court of Jefferson county. Hon. R. W. Cutrer, Chancellor. Bill by F. Krauss & Sons against C. E. Robertson and others. Judgment for plaintiffs, and defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtEthridge, J.
The appellees filed a bill in the chancery court, alleging: That the appellant Roberfson, in the year 1920, approached *311the appellees with a proposition for the appellees to advance certain moneys and make his bond as a bridge builder to build a certain bridge to be let by the board of supervisors on the first Monday in March, 1920, representing that he could make a profit on the said bridge if he could secure the contract on the proposed bid; said profit being estimated by him at three thousand dollars. That he further represented that he was unable to finance the contract and make the…
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