McCaffrey v. Groton & Stonington Street Railway Co.
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action by a subcontractor on the common counts to recover for alleged extra work done in the overhead construction of a part of the defendant’s railway, brought to the Superior Court in New London County and tried to the jury before Greene, J.; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff for $2,580.60, and appeal by the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtWheeler, J.
This is an action to recover for labor furnished, brought on the common counts, with a bill of particulars specifying the items of labor for which recovery is sought, to which a general denial is pleaded.
The defendant contracted with one Serrato for the overhead construction of the defendant’s railway from Groton to the Rhode Island line in Stonington. Subsequently the plaintiff became a subcontractor of Serrato for a part of this work, agreeing with him to perform “the remainder of the overhead construction work” on said railway “according to the specifications and under the directions of…
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