Boka Electrical Construction Company, Inc. v. W. M. Chappell, Inc.

REED, Associate Justice,

sitting by designation.

Appellee, W. M. Chappell, Inc., contracted with the District of Columbia to build the Hart Junior High School for the District. It thereupon entered into a subcontract with William A. Ruth for him to provide and install all electrical apparatus required under the contract. Ruth encountered financial difficulties and sought to assign his subcontract to appellant, Boka Electrical Construction Company, for completion. Chappell refused to allow the assignment and required Ruth, the original subcontractor, to carry out his contract.

Ruth thereupon made…