Geary v. City of New Haven
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to recover for extra work and labor in building the substructure of a bridge, brought to the Superior Court in New Haven County and referred to a committee by whom the facts were found and reported; the plaintiff filed remonstances to the acceptance of the amended and supplemental reports, which were overruled (Thayer, J!) and judgment was rendered for the defendant, from which the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHall, J.
In May, 1896, the plaintiff entered into a written agreement with the city and town of New Haven “ to furnish all the necessary materials and labor, and to construct and erect in a substantial and workmanlike manner the substructure for a bridge on Grand Avenue, over the Quinnipiac river, ... of the dimensions, in the manner, and under the conditions ” specified in said agreement, which was made a part of the complaint. By the contract the work was to be completed on the 12th of October, 1896. It was in fact completed on or about the 15th of September, 1897.
The plaintiff claims to be entitled…
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