Legal Opinion
Modern Engineering & Service Corp. v. McCrea
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided May 1, 1946No. 365PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLAGETT, Associate Judge.
This appeal is based upon two entirely distinct propositions, first, whether certain “back charges” were allowable under a building contract, and, second, whether the tender of a check, which was never cashed, constituted legal'payment of a balance due on the contract.
Defendant in the trial court, appellee here, had a contract to install gas burners in the houses of a Federal Public Housing *768Authority project in Arlington County, Virginia. Because of labor difficulties, he could not perform his contract with the general contractor, and arranged with plaintiff to do his…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Nolan v. WerthCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1944
- Stephens Engineering Co. v. Industrial CommissionIllinois Supreme Court · 1919
- Keystone Grape Co. v. HustisMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
- Bergman v. GransteinMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1920
- Weimann v. SheppardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1944
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Watwood v. BradfordDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1950