Campau v. City of Detroit

This action was brought t-o recover for a balance claimed to be due for constructing a sewer in Woodward avenue in the city of Detroit. There was a written contract between the parties, executed on behalf of the city by the board of public works. On the trial the two questions presented were — First, whether, under the contract, the plaintiff was entitled to recover the price per foot stipulated, as determined by measuring each cylinder as a separate sewer, or whether he was limited to the number of lineal feet of the entire substructure; and, second, whether the plaintiff was entitled to…