Spafford v. City of Janesville

By the Court,

DixoN, C. J.

Appeal from an order denying defendant’s motion to set aside a judgment.

In March, 1857, Pratt & Brown entered into a written contract witb tbe defendant to erect a building known as tbe High School building of tbe city of Janesville, and commenced its construction. In October, 1858, Brown assigned bis interest in the contract to Pratt, who thenceforth prosecuted tbe work alone. In 1859, disputes having arisen between Pratt and tbe city, it was mutually agreed that tbe building and all tbe materials furnished- for its construction should be surrendered to tbe latter,…