George S. Chatfield Co. v. O'Neill
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action upon the so-called common counts to recover an alleged balance due on a building contract, and the reasonable worth of extra labor and materials furnished, brought to and tried by the Superior Court in New Haven County, Tuttle, J.; facts found and judgment rendered for the plaintiff for $3,066, and appeal by the defendant Mary E. O’Neill, executrix.
1Opinion of the CourtWheeler, J.
The plaintiff sues to recover the balance of the contract price alleged to be due under a building contract, and for extras furnished by it to the defendant.
The defendant pursues in his appeal only one of the errors assigned, viz: that the trial court erred in overruling his claim that the decision of the architect as to the true intent and meaning of the plans and specifications, and as to what were extras and the amount to be allowed therefor, was final and conclusive upon the parties to the contract.
Article II of the contract was as follows: “It is understood and agreed by and between the…
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