Blount v. . Guthrie

On 5 August, 1886, the defendant entered into a written contract with one Joseph Ransley, by which Ransley was to build for him a dwelling-house in the town of Durham. The written contract and specifications are set out in full in the record, and are minutely drawn and of considerable length, but for the purpose of this controversy it is only necessary to state that Ransley was to complete the dwelling "to (94) the full and entire satisfaction of the architect" — one Pugin, employed by defendant — by 1 November, 1886, for which the defendant was to pay to him the sum of $3,484, as follows:

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