Weisman v. City of Buffalo
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from Erie county court. Action by Anton Weisman against the city of Buffalo. From a judgment for defendant entered on the verdict of a jury directed by the court, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDwight, P. J.
The plaintiff and his assignor of a portion of the claim sued upon were workmen in the employ of one Winter on a contract of the latter to do the work of a local improvement in the city of Buffalo. By the terms of the contract the defendant was entitled to retain 20 per centum of *570the contract price until three months after the completion of the work. On the 7th of June, 1888, the contractor, having done work to the amount of @1,275, and having been paid thereon the sum of @1,120, abandoned the work, leaving in the hands of the defendant the sum of @155, or less than 20 per eentnm of the value…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- Jones v. SavageNew York Supreme Court · 1898
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