Nystrom v. Barker
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover damages for breach of a building contract, brought to the Court of Common Pleas in Hartford County and tried to the jury before Smith, verdict and judgment for the plaintiff for $648, and appeal by the defendants.
1Opinion of the Court
Wheeler,, J.
The plaintiff sued upon a building contract entitled “Specifications for carpenter and mason work on garage 60 x 99 feet, to be built on Riverside Avenue for The Barker Auto Co.,” and in its body it provided as follows: “N. E. Nystrom agrees to build garage ... for the Barker Auto Co.” It was signed by the defendants individually.
In their first defense the defendants alleged that the contract sued on was that of the Barker Auto Company, a corporation, and that they signed the same as directors of the corporation and in its behalf and not as individuals. In their second defense…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Barlow Bros. Co. v. ParsonsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1901
- Bidwell v. BeckwithSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1913
- Jacobs v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1912
- Belden v. SedgwickSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1897
- FreemanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1897
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- Porto v. Di IuglioConnecticut Superior Court · 1947