Legal Opinion

O'Loughlin v. Poli

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided December 17, 1909PublishedCited by 22 opinions

Action to recover an alleged balance due on a building contract, and also the reasonable worth or value of extra labor and materials, brought to and tried by the Superior Court in Hartford County, Shumway, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff for $17,932, and appeal by the defendant.

1Opinion of the CourtPrentice, J.

The complaint contains two counts. The first sets out the execution by the plaintiff, a building contractor, and the defendant, a property-owner, of a written contract, whereby the former agreed to construct for the latter a theater building in New Haven, according to plans and specifications made a part of the contract, for the consideration of $81,000. It alleges the plaintiff’s performance, and that $16,700 of the contract price is overdue and unpaid. The second was for the recovery of the reasonable value of extra work. ■ Judgment was rendered for the plaintiff upon each count. No…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Bartlett v. StanchfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1889
  2. Jones & Hotchkiss Co. v. DavenportSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1902
  3. West Haven Water Co. v. RedfieldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1889
  4. Galpin v. AtwaterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1860
  5. Hildreth v. Hartford, Manchester & Rockville Tramway Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1901

3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Bead Chain Manufacturing Co. v. Saxton Products, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1981
  2. Gordon v. Indusco Management Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1973
  3. Blakeslee v. Board of Water CommissionersSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1936
  4. M. J. Daly & Sons, Inc. v. New Haven Hotel Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1917
  5. Taft Realty Corp. v. Yorkhaven Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1959

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