Legal Opinion
City of Boston v. McGovern
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 25, 1923No. 1587PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, District Judge.
This appeal by the city of Boston relates to proceedings in the District Court for the District of Massachusetts, upon a bill in equity by a firm of contractors, P. McGovern & Co., for the cancellation of a contract made December 16, 1914, with that firm by the city of Boston, acting by the Boston Transit Commission, a statutory commission, for the construction of Section E of the Dorchester Tunnel, upon the ground that they were induced to make their bid and to enter into the contract by misrepresentations as to the nature of the materials to be excavated. Cancellation…
2Cases cited56 opinions
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Todd Dry Dock Engineering & Repair Corp. v. City of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1931
- Campbell River Mills Co. v. Chicago, M., St. P. & P. R. Co.District Court, W.D. Washington · 1930
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