Legal Opinion

Watson v. Bigelow Co.

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided August 12, 1904PublishedCited by 5 opinions

Action to recover damages for breach of contract in the construction of a boiler, brought to the Court of Common Pleas in New Haven County and tried to the jury before Hubbard, J. ; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff: for $516, and appeal by the defendant.

1Opinion of the CourtTorrance, C. J.

The complaint alleges, in substance, that the defendant agreed to make a boiler for the plaintiff for an agreed price and according to certain plans and drawings furnished by the plaintiff; that the defendant finished the boiler and delivered it to the plaintiff, who then paid the agreed price; that said boiler was not made according to said plans and drawings, nor in a workmanlike manner, and that in consequence thereof it was of no value to the plaintiff.

The defenses were, in substance, (1) that the boiler was properly made in accordance with the terms of the contract; (2) that the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Morse v. MooreSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1891

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Sharples Separator Co. v. SkinnerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1918
  2. Livingston v. Reid-Hart Parr Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1921
  3. Turner v. HenningCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1920
  4. Caslowitz v. Roosevelt Mills, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1951
  5. General Electric Co. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1915

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