Town of Decatur v. Jaudon
Supreme Court of Georgia
Complaint. Before Judge Roan. DeKalb superior court. April 30, 1910. H. S. Jaudon, a civil engineer, made the following written proposition to the Town of Decatur; “I will do all the work necessary to get up a complete set of plans and specifications for your proposed waterworks; said plans and specifications will be such that ,. ou 'will be able to invite bids on the same; and after the contract i:- awarded from the bids, I will supervise the construction of the work and…
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Complaint. Before Judge Roan. DeKalb superior court. April 30, 1910. H. S. Jaudon, a civil engineer, made the following written proposition to the Town of Decatur; “I will do all the work necessary to get up a complete set of plans and specifications for your proposed waterworks; said plans and specifications will be such that ,. ou 'will be able to invite bids on the same; and after the contract i:- awarded from the bids, I will supervise the construction of the work and see that the same is carried out according to the plans and specifications adopted by you. I will make a proposition to do…
1Opinion of the CourtBeck, J.
(After stating the facts.) The defendant in the court below by general demurrer challenged the right of the plaintiff to recover on the case as set forth in the petition. The court held that *857the petition set forth a cause of action, and overruled the demurrer. Under the contract in this case between the plaintiff and the defendant municipality, the former was entitled only to the sum of $1,500, for which, in a proposal offering his services to the municipality, he had undertaken to supervise the construction of the contemplated work and to see that the same was carried out according to the…
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