Volpe Construction Co. v. Trustees of Tufts College

Volpe Construction Company, Inc. (Volpe) brought this action of contract in the Superior Court against the Trustees of Tufts College (Tufts) to recover money for labor and materials claimed to be due under a written contract for the construction of a college dormitory. At that time there was pending in the same court a bill for declaratory relief brought by Tufts against Volpe to determine the rights and duties of the parties under the same contract as they pertained to the employment of members of minority groups in the construction of the dormitory. (See Trustees of Tufts College v. Volpe…