Chariott v. McMullen
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover an alleged balance due on a contract for the improvement of the defendant’s premises, and also the reasonable worth or value of extra work and labor, brought to the Superior Court in Fairfield County and referred to a committee who heard the parties and reported the facts; the court, Williams, J., overruled a remonstrance of the defendant, accepted the report of the committee, and rendered judgment for the plaintiff for $5,153, from which the defendant…
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Action to recover an alleged balance due on a contract for the improvement of the defendant’s premises, and also the reasonable worth or value of extra work and labor, brought to the Superior Court in Fairfield County and referred to a committee who heard the parties and reported the facts; the court, Williams, J., overruled a remonstrance of the defendant, accepted the report of the committee, and rendered judgment for the plaintiff for $5,153, from which the defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtRoraback, J.
This action was brought to recover a balance alleged to be due the plaintiff from the defendant upon a contract dated May 14th, 1907, for the construction of a sea-wall, building roads, and for grading. The plaintiff alleged performance of the contract, admitted the payment of $6,800 on account, and claimed to recover a balance of about $6,000, which included the sum of $4,000 alleged and claimed to be due for extra work.
The defendant denied the performance of the contract, and the performance of extra work, and then, by way of counterclaim, alleged damages in the sum of $6,000 for…
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- Wiley v. Inhabitants of AtholMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1890
- Foeller v. HeintzWisconsin Supreme Court · 1908
- West v. SudaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1897
- Jones & Hotchkiss Co. v. DavenportSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1902
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