Marten v. Brown

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Trenchard, J.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Second District Court of Jersey City in favor of the plaintiff in a suit for the balance of the contract price of. carpenter work.

The evidence at the trial tended to show the facts following: The defendant, as owner, was engaged in the construction of some houses in Jersey City. He let contracts to various materialmen and laborers. Among others, he let a con*144tract for the carpenter work to the plaintiff and a contract for the mason work to another contractor. The specifications under which the…