Heines Peterson v. Prutsman

Plaintiffs, as subcontractors, agreed with defendant, contractor with the state highway commission, to build certain bridges in section C on the Pearl River, Franklinton and Mississippi highway, in the parish of Washington, this state. In the agreement it was stipulated that defendant was to furnish and deliver the necessary materials at the points where the work was to be performed.

The present suit is to recover damages in the sum of $2,738.90 for the delay caused by defendant’s failure to promptly deliver the materials, for loss of profits because plaintiffs were not permitted to build the…