Sparks v. Jasper County
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Jasper Circuit Court. — Hon. Hugh Babbs, Judge. (1) Plaintiff was entitled to the $65 for concrete pillars put in the Jones Creek bridge in order that the bridge might be set out of and above the water.
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Appeal from Jasper Circuit Court. — Hon. Hugh Babbs, Judge. (1) Plaintiff was entitled to the $65 for concrete pillars put in the Jones Creek bridge in order that the bridge might be set out of and above the water. It was shown by the evidence that at the time of making the contract for the removal of the bridge to Jones Creek, it was thought that the legs of the bridge were sufficiently long to put it above the water, but on getting the bridge to Jones Creek it was found that to rebuild the bridge as contemplated would set it under water. Hence, the bridge commissioner under the direction of…
1Per curiam
The foregoing causes having been reconsidered and argued in the Court in Banc, the opinion of Woodson, J., in Division No. One; reversing the judgment and remanding the cause, is adopted as opinion of the Court in Banc. Gantt, G. J., and Burgess and Valliant, JJ., concur; Fox, J., expresses no opinion; Lmvm and Graves, JJ., dissent.
WOODSON, J.
These appeals result from an action brought by J. H. Sparks against Jasper county to recover judgment for balances claimed to be due on three separate contracts for the construction of *226bridges in said county, and the finding and judgment of the court on…
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