Southern New England R. v. Marsch

WILSON, Circuit Judge.

This action is based on a contract entered into in 1912 for the construction of fifty-eight miles of railroad in Massachusetts between the town of Palmer and the town of Blackstone. The appellee is a resident of Illinois, and the appellant is a Massachusetts corporation. Work was begun by the appellee in the summer of 1912 and continued until November of that year, when the appellant ordered the work suspended. For this suspension the appellee claimed damages, and in August, 1913, an agreement was reached whereby the appellee was to be paid $375,000 as damages and the…