Jefferson County v. Slagle
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of* Common Pleas of Jefferson county: Of October and November Term 1870, No. 94. On the 25th of November 1868, William and Daniel Slagle brought an action of assumpsit against the county of Jefferson, for .a quantity, of bricks furnished by them for the erection of the court-house.
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Error to the Court of* Common Pleas of Jefferson county: Of October and November Term 1870, No. 94. On the 25th of November 1868, William and Daniel Slagle brought an action of assumpsit against the county of Jefferson, for .a quantity, of bricks furnished by them for the erection of the court-house. On the 20th of July 1866, James T. Dickey contracted with the county commissioners to erect a court-house to be finished on or before the 1st of December 1868, for which he was to be paid $57,600, of which $5000 were to be paid in hand, $10,000 on the 1st of January 1867, “ and the balance to be…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, January 3d 1871, by
Williams, J.
— This action was brought by the plaintiffs below, against 'the county of Jefferson, to recover the price of bricks which they delivered to build the court-house in the borough of Brookville in said county. It appeared from the evidence given on the trial that the commissioners entered into a written agreement with James T. Dickey for the erection of the court-house, by which he agreed to furnish the materials and do the work for the sum of ’$57,600; and that Dickey entered into a written contract with the plaintiffs, by…
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