J. A. Kreis & Co. v. City of Knoxville
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM KNOX. Appeal from the Chancery Court of Knox County. — Hon. Charles Hats Brown, Chancellor.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Hall
On April 12, 1917, the city of Knoxville (a municipal corporation) contracted in writing with the complainants to construct or build for it a pump pit in which to install a pump and engine for use in connection with the city’s waterworks system according to certain plans and specifications which had been prepared by its engineer prior to letting the contract, for a specified sum.
*299Complainants entered npon a performance of the contract, and after they had proceeded for some time with the work it was found that the pit, as originally planned, would not he sufficient to accommodate the pump and…
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