Pond v. Wyman
Supreme Court of Missouri
APPEAL from St. Louis Court of Common Pleas. STATEMENT OF THE CASE. Pond sued Wyman under the new code, for the following, among other items not denied by Wyman: Plaintiff states, that defendant owes him $150, for making a set of plans and specifications for a school house, to be erected by defendant in the city of St. Louis, and getting in the estimates for the work thereunder.
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APPEAL from St. Louis Court of Common Pleas. STATEMENT OF THE CASE. Pond sued Wyman under the new code, for the following, among other items not denied by Wyman: Plaintiff states, that defendant owes him $150, for making a set of plans and specifications for a school house, to be erected by defendant in the city of St. Louis, and getting in the estimates for the work thereunder. Also, that defendant owes plaintiff $600 under a certain agreement entered into by and between said plaintiff and said defendant, for the superintending, by the plaintiff, the erection of a school house for said…
1Opinion of the Court
Gamble, J,,
delivered the opinion of the- court.
The only question for consideration in this case* is the measure of damages which Pond should recover upon the contract for the superintendance, stated in the petition; as the other items of claim, for drawing plans, specifications, &c., are not disputed before this court.
Pond entered upon the superintendance of the erection of Wyman’s school house, upon a contract, as is alleged, for a specific price, and was prevented from completing the service by Wyman, without fault on his part, although he was ready to perform his contract. The building…
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