Ray v. Isbell
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover for work and labor and materials furnished in the repair of a house ; brought to the City Court of New Haven and tried to the jury before Cable, J.; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff and appeal by the defendant for alleged errors of the court in admitting evidence.
1Opinion of the CourtAndrews, C. J.
The plaintiff is a plumber, and brought this action to recover the price of certain material furnished and plumbing work done by him on the “ Royton House ” in New Haven at the request of the defendant, tire owner of the house. The plaintiff claimed to recover what the material and the service were reasonably worth. The defendant insisted that the whole, service and material, was to be furnished for the agreed price of one hundred dollars. *308This was the only controversy at the trial. The case was tried to the jury, who returned a verdict for the plaintiff to recover the amount of two hundred…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Town of Bridgewater v. Town of RoxburySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1886
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