Rowe v. Inhabitants of Peabody
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Two ACTIONS OF CONTRACT, the first action by Ransome Rowe and Bonfiglio Perini, contractors, against the town of Peabody on an account annexed for work, labor, materials and machinery alleged to have been furnished to the defendant in the construction of a tunnel for its waterworks, and the second action by the town of Peabody against the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, a corporation, as surety on a bond given by the plaintiffs in the first action to secure…
Read the full summary
Two ACTIONS OF CONTRACT, the first action by Ransome Rowe and Bonfiglio Perini, contractors, against the town of Peabody on an account annexed for work, labor, materials and machinery alleged to have been furnished to the defendant in the construction of a tunnel for its waterworks, and the second action by the town of Peabody against the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, a corporation, as surety on a bond given by the plaintiffs in the first action to secure their performance of a contract in writing with the town to construct a tunnel to contain a conduit for the waterworks of…
1Opinion of the CourtSheldon, J.
The plaintiffs in the first action, hereinafter called the contractors, made in July, 1905, an agreement with the town of Peabody for the building of a tunnel from Suntaug Lake for a distance of fifteen hundred and fifty feet, and for the laying of certain pipe and the performance of other specified work. The contractors were to do all the work and supply the materials, so as to furnish to the town a completed tunnel with all its equipment, and were to be paid fixed prices for the different parts of what they were to do. They gave to the town a bond with the defendant in the second action as…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Dermott v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1865
- Stewart v. . StoneNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- MacKnight Flintic Stone Co. v. Mayor of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Butterfield v. ByronMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1891
- Hanson & Parker, Ltd. v. WittenbergMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1910
20 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by45 opinions
- Povey v. Colonial Beacon Oil Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
- Cameron-Hawn Realty Co. v. . City of AlbanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
- Berg v. EricksonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1916
- Morse v. City of BostonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1927
- John Soley & Sons, Inc. v. JonesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
40 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.