Ford v. McGarvey
New Mexico Supreme Court
Error, from a judgment in favor of plaintiff, to the Fourth Judicial District Court, Colfax County. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtSeeds, J.
This is an action in assumpsit by attachment, wherein the plaintiff seeks to recover, as a subcontractor, from the defendant the sum of about $4,000. The defendant, Ford, had contracted with the Springer Land Association to do the excavating and banking upon a ditch being built through the Maxwell land grant. He sublet parts of this work, .and the plaintiff became one of the subcontractors. He performed his work in a satisfactory manner, and was paid in accordance with his contract, except for the last part of the work finished May 28 or 29, 1889. Not being able to settle amicably for this,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Craemer v. WoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1869