City of Staunton v. Cole & Fauber

This is an appeal from a decree of the circuit court of Macoupin county on a bill in chancery in the nature of an interpleader, brought by the City of Staunton as complainant.

The bill sets out that a contract had been let by the city to Cole & Fauber, contractors, for the construction of a water supply system; that the Federal Surety Company signed the contractors’ bond; that the original contractors, after working about a year, had defaulted and abandoned the work; that the Surety Company had continued with the work, and had substantially completed it; that the city had paid to the…