Rich v. Arancio

This action of contract, to recover for labor and materials in the construction of a dance hall on the defendants’ premises, was heard by a judge of the Superior Court sitting without a jury, who found that Louis C. Newhall, an architect, carried on the negotiations; that the agreement for the work and for the price to be paid was made with the plaintiff by Newhall “without the presence of the other party”; that there was no written contract; that “a complete set of plans, if such ever existed, could not now be found”; that there were no written specifications; that the plaintiff agreed to do…