Land Co. v. Jellico
Tennessee Supreme Court
EROM CAMPBELL. Appeal from Chancery Court of Campbell County. IJ. B. LiNDSAYj Oh.
1Opinion of the CourtCaldwell, J.
Tbe London & New York Land Company brought this bill against the city of Jellieo to recover a certain sum of money for grading one of defendant’s streets, under a contract made for that purpose. The Chancellor dismissed the bill, but the Court of Chancery Appeals reversed his action, and pronounced a decree in favor of the complainant for $416.86.
The principal defense interposed by the city is rested upon the fact that the contract under which the grading was done was made at a special meeting of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, called without notice to some of the Aldermen, and held in their…
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