Legal Opinion
Morgan v. Johnstown
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 23, 1931No. Appeal, 22PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Argued March 23, 1931. Reargued March 14, 1932. Plaintiff, Morgan, brought this action against the City of Johnstown, with which he had a contract for the building of a sewer, to recover the sum of $23,825.98 for extra work. The jury found in his favor for $18,157.34. The city, appealing to us, contends that there was no valid contract; that there can be no recovery for the items in question on the basis of extra work because the work is covered by unit prices in the contract; that since the contract provided that changes or extra work should be ordered by the city engineer in writing, the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- City ex rel. O'Rourke v. HaysSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1880
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