Mayor of Baltimore v. Allied Contractors, Inc.

This case comes to us confused by the granting below of a summary judgment after two days of testimony on the issues on which the parties differed, but as we see it the points on which the decision must turn are (a) whether the determina tion by the Director of Public Works of Baltimore that a specified number of dollars was due the appellee, Allied Contractors, Inc., for extra work and expense caused by the City during performance of a construction contract was made by him under the contract provisions that :

“To prevent disputes and litigations, the Director will be the referee in case any…