Town of Holbrook v. Girand

This is an action by James B. Girand, hereinafter called plaintiff, against the town of Holbrook, a municipal corporation hereinafter called defendant. Judgment was rendered in favor of plaintiff for the sum of $1,200, and defendant appealed.

The facts as shown by the record may be stated as follows: The town of Holbrook, during the year 1933, became interested in securing funds from the Public Works Administration, hereinafter called the PWA, to improve its water system. Learning of this fact, plaintiff, on October 9th of that year, wrote to the city clerk suggesting that he be employed to…