Blaisdell v. Inhabitants of the Town of York
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
On report. This is an action of assumpsit to recover the sum of $51,066.71, claimed to be due plaintiff from the defendant town for the construction of a way and bridge across York River. The declaration contains a count for breach of contract, an account annexed for labor performed, and materials furnished and the common counts.
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On report. This is an action of assumpsit to recover the sum of $51,066.71, claimed to be due plaintiff from the defendant town for the construction of a way and bridge across York River. The declaration contains a count for breach of contract, an account annexed for labor performed, and materials furnished and the common counts. The defendant pleaded the general issue and filed a brief statement alleging, among other things, that the written contract between the plaintiff and defendant for the construction of said way and bridge was invalid, and that the County Commissioners of York County…
1Opinion of the CourtCornish, J.
This is an action of assumpsit brought 'by the plaintiff to recover the sum of $51,066.71, the amount alleged to be due him under two contracts made with the defendant town for the construction of a way and bridge across York River. The declaration contains one count for breach of contract, another on an account annexed for labor performed and materials furnished, and also the common counts.
This is one, and well-nigh the final chapter in a varied and prolonged litigation arising from the laying out and construction of the York Bridge, so called, connecting the towns of York and Kittery.
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