Lawrence County v. Stewart
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Lawrence Circuit Court. Frederick D. Fulkerson, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. The county court of Lawrence county in January, 1900, appointed three commissioners to contract for and superintend the erection of a courthouse for the Eastern district of that county.
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Appeal from Lawrence Circuit Court. Frederick D. Fulkerson, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. The county court of Lawrence county in January, 1900, appointed three commissioners to contract for and superintend the erection of a courthouse for the Eastern district of that county. These commissioners on the 9th day of June, 1900, made a contract with T. B. & W. R. Stewart, partners doing business under the firm name of Stewart Brothers, whereby Stewart Brothers agreed to construct the courthouse according to plans and- specifications furnished by Chas. L. Thompson, the architect, and to complete…
1Opinion of the CourtRiddick, J.
(after stating the facts). This is an action by a firm of contractors against Lawrence county to recover the sum of $300, which they claim is the balance due them by the county for building a courthouse. There is no dispute about the facts. The county admits that it agreed to pay plaintiffs a stipulated sum for completing the courthouse, that the courthouse was completed before the action commenced, and that it has not paid the $300 claimed. But the county contends that, as the work was not completed within the time specified in the contract, the plaintiffs, by virtue of the terms of the…
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