Adair County v. Urban

This action was brought by Adair County, Missouri, as plaintiff, against the defendants, William Urban, Jr., a contractor, and the Travelers Indemnity Company, the surety on Urban’s performance bond, for. damages for the alleged breach of Urban’s contract to erect a bridge for the County across the Chariton River at Yarrow, Missouri. The action seeks damages of $20,000. We herein continue to denominate the parties as plaintiff and defendants.

The first trial of the case resulted in a verdict for plaintiff for $5,000. The County’s motion for new trial, filed after that first verdict, was…