Haydnville Min. & Manuf'g Co. v. Art Institute

This is a suit to recover an alleged balance claimed to

be due the plaintiff for doing the fire-proofing work upon the building in the city of Chicago known as the “Art Institute;” the balance in suit being for extras, or extra work, claimed to have been furnished by the plaintiff over and above that called for by the contract; plaintiff’s claim *485aggregating $3,263, and defendant admitting that there is a balance of $648 due the plaintiff.

The main contention in the case is over the construction to he given the contract. The contract under which the plaintiff did the fire-proofing work upon the…