Woodruff v. Rochester & Pittsburgh Railroad
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the fifth judicial department, entered upon an order made October 24, 1885, which affirmed a judgment in favor of plaintiffs entered upon a verdict. This action was brought to recover for certain work alleged to have been done by plaintiffs as “ extra work ” in the performance of a contract for the construction of part of defendant’s road. The material facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtEarl, J.
The corporation defendant was organized November 30, 1881, by the consolidation of certain New York and Pennsylvania railroad companies, and it entered into contract with Brown, Howard & Go., a construction company, to construct and complete the unfinished portion of its road. On the 1st of August, 1882, that ■ company entered into a contract with George H. Thompson & Go. to build the Buffalo division of the road; and on the 18th day of August, 1882, Thompson & Go. entered into a contract with the plaintiffs to - construct a portion of the Buffalo division. The two contracts were in all…
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