Commonwealth v. Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard & Nantucket Steamship Authority

This is an action of contract to recover the cost of certain annual audits made by the State auditor. The case was heard in the Superior- Court by a judge without a jury, on the pleadings and a stipulation. The case is here on the defendant’s exception to the judge ordering judgment for the Commonwealth in the sum of $13,113.13.

*618The only issue before us is whether, under St. 1948, c. 544, § 14, and St. 1960, c. 701, §§ 13 and 16, the defendant is liable to the Commonwealth for the cost of the State audits.

The predecessor of the defendant was created by St. 1948, c. 544. Section 14 of that…