Johnson v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The City of New York, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiffs, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Richmond on the 8th day of February, 1919, upon the verdict of a jury rendered by direction of the court, and also "from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 13th day of February, 1919, denying défendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Blackmar, J.:
The plaintiffs, contractors, have recovered a judgment for $5,345.22 against the city of New York for damages caused by the suspension of their work in constructing a sewer. The city, appealing, claims that by the express terms of the contract such damages are at the charge of the contractors. The contract, which was made on September 19, 1912, was for the construction of a section of a sewer in Staten Island. Work was begun soon thereafter and continued until March 6, 1913, when the engineer in charge notified plaintiffs to cease work on account of the failure of the board of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Mansfield v. . N.Y.C. H.R.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Norcross v. . WillsNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
- Mechanics' Bank v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914
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