James I. Barnes Construction Co. v. Washington Township

This is an action commenced by appellant, James I. Barnes Construction Company, a partnership, to recover the last payment due under a construction contract for the erection of a grade school building in Washington Township, Starke County, Indiana. Appellees filed an answer and cross-complaint asking damages for defective construction work, and alleging that the engineer’s certificate was not issued in the exercise of honest judgment and was issued through gross mistake of fact.

A trial by jury was had resulting in a verdict in favor of appellees and against appellant. Damages were assessed at…