Lawson v. . Hogan
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from order of the General Term of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the city and county of Hew York, made June 6, 1881, which .reversed, a judgment in favor of plaintiff, entered upon the report of a referee. The nature of the action and the material facts are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from order of the General Term of the Court of Common Pleas in and for the city and county of Hew York, made June 6, 1881, which .reversed, a judgment in favor of plaintiff, entered upon the report of a referee. The nature of the action and the material facts are stated in the opinion. It is sufficient if the plaintifi was hindered and prevented in such a manner, or by such means, as to make it impossible for him to perform and finish the work under his contract within a reasonable time after March 1st, the day originally fixed by the contract. (Buck v. Burk, 18 N. Y. 342; Dubois v. D.…
1Opinion of the CourtEarl, J.
On December 21, 1878, the plaintiff entered into contract with Mrs. Hogan to furnish all the materials, and to perform all the labor for completing and finishing the carpenter work and the painting and tinning work of twenty houses, to be erected by her in the city of New York, and his contract was to be completely finished on or before the 1st day of March, 1879. The walls of the houses were to be of brick, and she had let the contract for the masonry work to another person, who was to complete the same on or before the 1st day of February, 1879. According to the original plan, the houses…
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