Tallman v. Town of Marion

The plaintiffs, architects, seek a decla-

ration of their rights against the defendant town under a contract set out on the standard form issued by the American Institute of Architects, and executed “the day of May . . . [1954]” by the plaintiffs and the town’s committee to construct a combined fire and police station. The answer, inter alla, admitted the execution of the contract but denied “that it constitutes an enforceable contract.”

The judge in the Superior Court made findings of fact and an order for decree which included the ruling that “ (4) The Plaintiffs . . . [by failure, as set out…