Savignano v. Gloucester Housing Authority

In this action of contract the plaintiff seeks to recover for certain extra work performed and for amounts due under the contract.

The auditor, to whom the case was referred (facts to be final), found as follows: The plaintiff entered into a written contract with the defendant, dated December 26, 1957, for the construction of a State-aided housing project for elderly persons in the city of Gloucester. The contract price was $234,200. Twenty-one oral changes in the contract were ordered by the defendant’s “ clerk of works ’ ’ and were performed by the plaintiff. The plaintiff received the…