Van Dolsen v. Board of Education
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the plaintiff, John Van Dolsen, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the defendant, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 14th day of April, 1897, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the New York Trial Term before the court without a jury dismissing the complaint.
1Opinion of the Court
Ingraham, J.:
The facts are not disputed. The board of school trustees of the fourth ward of the city of New York, acting for and on behalf and for the benefit of the board of education, entered into an agreement with the plaintiff, whereby the plaintiff agreed to perform certain work, labor and services, and to furnish certain materials at the agreed price of $600 in the erection of a protecting or retaining wall on the easterly side of .Primary School No. 14 at Nos. 73 and 75 Oliver street in said city, and the plaintiff, performed such work. This action is brought against the board of…
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