McMurtry v. City of Raton

LUJAN, Chief Justice.

This was an action in contract against the City of Raton to recover damages sustained by plaintiff-appellee for partial construction of a municipal swimming pool and failure of the city to make compensation for work performed. From judgment for appellee in the amount of $13,151.36, defendant-appellant, City of Raton, appeals.

During the month of February, 1956, the City of Raton, by its council, determined to construct a swimming pool to replace its former one which had been condemned for public use by the New Mexico Department of Public Health. An engineer was employed to…