Legal Opinion
County of Middlesex v. Gevyn Construction Corp.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 28, 1971No. 71-1175PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
This issue arises, one of many, from a singularly unhappy contract to construct a courthouse for the County of Middle-sex by Gevyn Construction Corp. After mounting difficulties in the spring of 1970, when the parties negotiated concerning a claim by Gevyn for damages for delay occasioned by additional work, each party’s dissatisfaction with the other mounted to the point where Gevyn threatened to and allegedly did suspend work on the project and the County terminated its contract with Gevyn. The County sued in the Massachusetts Superior Court, seeking a declaration that…
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