Converse Bridge Co. v. Geneva County
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal, from Geneva Chancery Court. Heard before Hon. L. D. Gardner. Bill by Geneva County against the Converse Bridge Company and others. Decree for complainant, and respondents appeal. The following is the chancellor’s opinion, which becomes the opinion of the court: “'The bridge which forms the subject-matter of this suit was built by respondent Converse Bridge Company, under contract with complainant, according to plans and specifications.
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Appeal, from Geneva Chancery Court. Heard before Hon. L. D. Gardner. Bill by Geneva County against the Converse Bridge Company and others. Decree for complainant, and respondents appeal. The following is the chancellor’s opinion, which becomes the opinion of the court: “'The bridge which forms the subject-matter of this suit was built by respondent Converse Bridge Company, under contract with complainant, according to plans and specifications. The bridge stood for a period of 12 months, when it fell. Before its fall the county of Geneva had paid the sum of $2,480, and had given warrants for…
1Opinion of the CourtMayfield, J.
The appellee, Geneva county, on November 8, 1902, entered into a, contract with one of the appellants, Converse Bridge Company, a Tennessee corporation, by which the bridge company agreed to construct, for the county, an iron bridge across Choctawhatchee river at Martin’s Ferry. The contract was duly executed, was in writing, and contained minute specifications as to the plans, and as to the character and quality of the bridge, materials, etc. The agreed price or cost of the bridge was $9,840, payable in five county warrants: One for $2,480, payable December 1, 1904; one for $1,984, due…
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