City of Richmond v. I. J. Smith & Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Hustings Court, Part II, of the city of Richmond, in an action of assumpsit. Judgment for the plaintiff. Defendant assigns error.
1Opinion of the Court
Keith, P.,
delivered the opinion of the court.
I. J. Smith & Company entered into a contract with the city of Richmond for the construction of a bridge over James river. Differences 'arose between the parties as to their respective rights, which resulted in an action of assumpsit being brought by the company against the city of Richmond and a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, which is now before us upon a writ of error.
The declaration embraces the common counts in assumpsit and a special count upon the contract between the parties for the construction of the bridge in question. There was a…
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