Cass v. Smith
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM COCKE. Appeal from the Chancery Court of Cocke County to the Court of Civil Appeals, and by certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals from the Supreme Court. — Hon. Sam Johnson, Chancellor.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Green
In December, 1916, the Cocke County high school board entered into a contract with J. K. Jaynes & Co., a partnership, to erect a high school building, to cost $25,231.47. Jaynes & Co. gave a bond in the sum of $15,000, with the Fidelity & Casualty Company of New York as surety, the conditions of which bond will be hereafter more particularly set out.
Under the contract the building was to be completed by August 25, 1917. It was not in fact entirely completed until some months later. No claim, however, arises in this case by reason of the delay.
On December 10, 1917, a general creditors’ bill…
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