Chittenden v. City of Lansing
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Ingham; Person, J. Assumpsit by Charles M. Chittenden against the city of Lansing for extra material furnished under a building contract. Prom a judgment 'for defendant, plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.
The plaintiff was the successful bidder for the contract for the erection of the city hall at Lansing. According to the specifications, the bidders named the stone from which they respectively proposed to build the face of the walls, and the plaintiff named “Blue Amherst. ” His bid also contained a tender of ‘ ‘ Blue Amherst Select ” at an increased cost of $2,160. After his bid was accepted, the board of public works directed him to substitute Blue Amherst Select for Blue Amherst stone, and he at once changed his order in compliance therewith. The council repudiated this action without…
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