Grunwald v. Hahn
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 12, Jan. T., 1896, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Pbila. Co., Sept. T., 1893, No. 189, on verdict for plaintiff for less than claim. Assumpsit for breach of contract. Plaintiff entered into an agreement with John J. Cassidy to do the carpenter work on fifty-six houses which Cassidy afterwards transferred to defendant. Plaintiff and defendant modified the Cassidy agreement and plaintiff finished the work for the defendant.
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Appeal, No. 12, Jan. T., 1896, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Pbila. Co., Sept. T., 1893, No. 189, on verdict for plaintiff for less than claim. Assumpsit for breach of contract. Plaintiff entered into an agreement with John J. Cassidy to do the carpenter work on fifty-six houses which Cassidy afterwards transferred to defendant. Plaintiff and defendant modified the Cassidy agreement and plaintiff finished the work for the defendant. The facts appear by the charge of the court which was as follows: [In this case the claim of the plaintiff by the statement which has been filed is…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Fell,
The plaintiff agreed to do the carpenter work necessary in the erection of a number of houses for a fixed price, and to accept in part payment thereof a conveyance of two of the houses, the balance to be paid in money. Some payments were made as the work progressed. This suit was brought to recover in money the whole of the price agreed upon, less the payments made during the progress of the work. The plaintiff alleged that the houses were not completed and conveyed, and that the whole of the money consideration was not paid. The dispute as to the amount of the…
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