City of Greenville v. Queen City Lumber Co.

The appellee, Queen City Lumber Company, a corporation, filed bill of complaint against the City of Green-ville, appellant, in the Chancery Court of Washington County seeking to recover $3,849.80, with interest at six percent from January 3,1952. From a decree for the appellee in the amount sued for, with six percent interest from August 10, 1954, the city appeals and the lumber company cross-appeals, contending that it was entitled to interest from January 3, 1952. Briefly, the facts, which are not in dispute, are as follows:

The appellee was the owner of McCorkle Subdivision located in the…