Richardson v. City of Brooklyn

By the Court, Brown, J.

The plaintiff is the holder and assignee of a certificate issued by the defendant to James Bennett or R. P. Perrin, cashier, or order, for work done by the former on a contract for grading and paving Washington avenue in the city of Brooklyn. The certificate is in the words following:

*153“ No. 713. $2000. This certifies that there will be due from the city of Brooklyn to J ames Bennett or B. P. Perrin, cashier, or order, on contract for Washington avenue grading and paving from Douglas street to city line, the sum of two thousand dollars, payable upon surrender of this…