D. L. Wells & Co. v. Mehl
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Marion District Court. ACTION brought by Mehl against D. L. Wells & Co., upon an account for beef. Trial at the October Term, 1880, of the district court, and judgment for the plaintiff for $488.28 and costs. The defendants bring the case to this court. The opinion states the facts.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Brewer, J.:
D. L. Wells & Co. were the contractors for the construction of the Marion & McPherson railroad; Sel-den & Kelley were sub-contractors under them for laying the track; Brown & Howell kept a boarding train for boarding the men engaged in track-laying. The defendant in error (plaintiff below) furnished meat for use on the boarding train. Wells & Co. had given a bond under § 35, ch. 84, Comp. Laws 1879, to protect laborers, etc. This action was on that bond.
An important question is as to the scope of that bond. It was conditioned as required by…
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