Valentini v. City of Adrian

In this case the plaintiff, a sewer contractor, brought suit against the defendant city for damages claimed to have been caused by the excessive cost of constructing a sewer for the city, on account of the city’s having misrepresented the character of subsoil conditions, known to the defendant city, namely, quicksand and excessive water. Plaintiff claimed this resulted in his low construction bid for the project and that the unexpected subsoil conditions caused delay, and greatly increased the cost of constructing the sewer. The defendant city filed a cross claim for damages claimed by it to…