Trinkle v. Commonwealth

On October 5, 1932, Jim Frank entered into a contract with the Commonwealth of Virginia, acting through *432its Commissioner of Highways, H. G. Shirley, under which he undertook to construct, for $14,641.15,1.3 miles of gravel road in Russell county, designated as project No. F-661CB-12. That contract he sublet in October, 1932, to J. .E. Trinkle for $1,000. The rules and regulations of the Highway Department forbid subleases of highway contracts, but the trial court, in order to prevent delay, permitted this case to be heard upon its merits. In doing this, it has very properly charged Trinkle,…