Lawrence v. Mayor
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from trial térm, New York county. Action by James V. Lawrence, as surviving partner of the firm of Lawrence Bros., against the mayor, aldermen, and commonalty of the city of New York. From a judgment dismissing the complaint, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
_ PATTERSON, J.
The subject of inquiry in this case is whether the plaintiff’s assignors were entitled to be paid, under the contract set forth in the complaint, for 727 cubic yards of cut stone masonry, or only for 64 cubic yards thereof. On a construction of all the material parts of the contract relating to that subject, the court below held that the plaintiff could recover only for the 64 cubic yards. The contract was entered into between the plaintiff’s assignors and the department of public works of the city of New York, and related to the building of an arch in connection *417with the…
2Cited by1 opinion
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