Newell Contracting Co. v. Blankenship

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice Cothran.

This is a suit upon two causes of action, aggregating $8,940.89, which amount is claimed by the plaintiff to be due by the defendants, on account of the transactions hereinafter detailed. Por convenience, the plaintiff, Newell Contracting Company, will be referred to as Newell, and the defendants J. R. & J. D. Blankenship, as Blankenship.

In July, 1916, a large road-building contract, covering several roads, was awarded upon- competitive bids by the board of pike commissioners of Hawkins county, in the State of Tennessee (hereinafter…