Legal Opinion
Framingham Heavy Equipment Co. v. John T. Callahan & Sons, Inc.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided May 11, 2004No. 02-P-1159PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDreben, J.
In December of 1997, the plaintiff, Framingham Heavy Equipment Company, Inc. (Framingham), an excavation subcontractor, entered into a written contract with a general contractor, John T. Callahan & Sons, Inc. (Callahan), to perform certain site work at the Lynn English High School for $594,000. At that time Callahan already had entered into a contract with the city of Lynn (city) for renovations and an addition to the school. Even before the subcontract was signed, unforeseen site conditions, including discovery of large quantities of peat and other materials unsuitable for a building…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- CC SMITH CO. INC. v. Frankini Construction Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1956
- Jeremiah Sullivan & Sons, Inc. v. Kay-Locke, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 1984
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