Kelly v. Board of Public Works
Supreme Court of Virginia
TMs was an action of assumpsit in tlie circuit court of tlie city of Bichmond, brought by Join' Kelly, surviving partner of Kelly & Larguey, against the board, of public works, to recover tke sum of $10,491.97 with, interest, which, the plaintiff alleged Kelly & Larguey had advanced to the State in the construction of the railroad. running through the Blue Budge tunnel.
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TMs was an action of assumpsit in tlie circuit court of tlie city of Bichmond, brought by Join' Kelly, surviving partner of Kelly & Larguey, against the board, of public works, to recover tke sum of $10,491.97 with, interest, which, the plaintiff alleged Kelly & Larguey had advanced to the State in the construction of the railroad. running through the Blue Budge tunnel. Kelly & Larguey were employed to construct this part of the said railroad, including the tunnel through the Blue Eidge; the board of public works to pay all the expenses, and Kelly & Larguey to do the work and to be paid by a…
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, J.
This is the third time this cause has been brought to this court. The plaintiff’s case is substantially that he and his deceased partner John Larguey were employed as agents of the board of public works to construct the Blue Kidge railroad tunnel. An account was to be kept, by a clerk to be employed by the board, of the actual cost of the work, which was to be paid by the board, and they were to receive a certain percentage on the cost for- their services. That before the completion of the work the bonds of the State, upon the sale of which the board mainly relied tó raise money to pay for…
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