Cass County v. Gibson
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error'to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Michigan, This action was- brought by defendant in error against plaintiff in error to recover for the reasonable value of labor done and materials furnished in the construction of á court house for plaintiff in error, and damages for being prevented from the execution of a contract, which the plaintiff in error undertook to rescind, and the further execution of which by the defendant in .error…
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In Error'to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Michigan, This action was- brought by defendant in error against plaintiff in error to recover for the reasonable value of labor done and materials furnished in the construction of á court house for plaintiff in error, and damages for being prevented from the execution of a contract, which the plaintiff in error undertook to rescind, and the further execution of which by the defendant in .error was in fact suspended by the plaintiff in error. Pursuant to legislative authority in that respect, the board of…
1Opinion of the CourtClark, District Judge
There are 37 assignments of error to the rulings and instructions of the court below, but we do not find it necessary to consider these separately, or in extenso. The exceptions to testimony taken by the plaintiff in error were based upon the proposition that the building committee was without authority to bind the county for extra work, the price of which constituted part of the amount sued for. As precisely the same point is presented in exceptions to the court’s instruction to the jury, the assignment on these exceptions is not material, and we pass it with the remark that it is not in…
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- Bogk v. GassertSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Texas & Pacific Railway Co. v. CodySupreme Court of the United States · 1897
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