Perry v. Hyde
Supreme Court of Connecticut
This was an action of assumpsit to recover compensation for the erection of a bridge across the -Vhetnc'ret river in Frunk-lin.
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This was an action of assumpsit to recover compensation for the erection of a bridge across the -Vhetnc'ret river in Frunk-lin. The first count stated, That on (he 15th of September, 1829, the defendants, representing and holding out themselves to be a committee appointed by the county court of New-London county for the building of a bridge for the town of Franklin, in pursuance of an order of said court against said town, across the S/it tucket river, at a place where a bridge was formerly built, called Ward's bridge, applied to the plaintiffs to build such bridge ; that at the special…
1Opinion of the Court
Daggett, Ch. J.
The defendants, acting, as was supposed by both parties, under the authority of the county court for the county of New-London, employed the plaintiffs to build a bridge in the town of Franklin. The county court had, indeed, appointed them to cause the bridge (o be built ; and they made a written contract with the plaintiffs to perform that ser*337vice, and to receive a stipulated compensation. It is material to notice, that it appears bn the face of this contract, that the defendants entered into it, as a committee appointed by the county court; and in that capacity, and under, and…
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