Blakeslee v. Board of Water Commissioners

This action comes before us upon a demurrer to the complaint. The first count of the complaint states the following facts: On August 23d, 1915, the plaintiffs entered into a contract with the defendant for the construction of a large dam, the price therefor being fixed in the contract at certain named sums for the various items of work to be performed. The contract provided that the work was to be completed in thirty-three months and, unless this was done, the plaintiffs were to pay the defendant as liquidated damages $100 for each day thereafter required. Both parties understood when the…