Gunther v. O'Brien Bros. Constr. Co.

Sometime prior to May 19, 1930, the appellant, the Galesburg Sanitary District, a municipal corporation, in Knox county, Illinois, was organized pursuant to the statutes of the State of Illinois, for the creation of a sanitary district. The O’Brien Brothers Construction Company was an Illinois corporation, engaged in the contracting and construction business. On May 19, 1930, the Sanitary District and O’Brien Brothers entered into a written contract by which the O’Brien Brothers agreed to construct certain ditches, drains, sewers, bridges, and other related construction work for the Sanitary…