Potter v. City of Coatesville

This writ of error is based upon a directed verdict for $1,-318.33 in favor of the plaintiff in the Distrit Court, who is plaintiff in error here. The defendant is the city of Coatesville, a municipality in Chester county, Pa. It desired to construct new waterworks.' In February, 1912, it entered into a contract with the plaintiff, an engineer of New York City, “for" doing the engineering work in connection with” the construction of the waterworks. His compensation for this work was 5 per cent, of the actual cost of the work. One-third of this amount was to be for his services in making…