W.H. Stubbings Co. v. World's Columbian Exposition Co.
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit, on a building contract. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Charles G Neely Judge presiding. Hegrd in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1902. This is an action to recover for damages for delay, damages to the work while in progress, and for extra work, upon the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, the Horticultural Building and the Transportation Building of the World’s Fair.
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Assumpsit, on a building contract. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Charles G Neely Judge presiding. Hegrd in the Branch Appellate Court at the October term, 1902. This is an action to recover for damages for delay, damages to the work while in progress, and for extra work, upon the Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building, the Horticultural Building and the Transportation Building of the World’s Fair. Appellant’s claim is set out in a bill of particulars as follows: To priming on the interior of the Manufactures Building ordered by the superintendent, M. Updike, as per…
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Freeman
delivered the opinion of the court.
FTumerous alleged errors are complained of by appellant’s counsel which relate to rulings of the trial court upon the admission of evidence, instructions given in favor of appellee and denying a motion for a new trial. It is insisted that the judgment is contrary to the weight of the evidence and to the law.
It is claimed in behalf of appellee that when the work was completed, appellant applied for final certificates as contemplated, by the contracts, and presented to the assistant chief of construction all of the claims involved…
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