Middleton v. City of Emporia

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnston, C. J.:

The plaintiffs sued to recover from the city of Emporia the amount of a deposit which accompanied a bid they made for the extension and improvement of the waterworks system of the city. In its answer, the defendant asked judgment for $3,242.29, the difference between the amount of the deposit and the damages sustained by the city through the failure of the plaintiffs to carry out the contract resulting from the acceptance by the city of plaintiffs’ proposal. The court found against the plaintiffs and awarded judgment in favor of…