Parker-Washington Co. v. City of Chicago
Illinois Supreme Court
Writ of Error to the .Branch “D” Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. William N. Cottrell, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Cartwright
On September 10, 1909, the Parker-Washington Company, plaintiff in error, entered into a contract by which it agreed to construct for the city of Chicago, defendant in error, the foundations of a boiler room, auxiliary buildings and chimney of a pumping station at One Hundred and Fourth street and Stewart avenue, in the city of Chicago, and to complete the same, by December 22, 1909. The work was not" completed until March 5, 1910, seventy-three days after, the date fixed for its completion. The contract contained the following provision: “It is distinctly understood and .'agreed by the…
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