McGovern v. City of Boston
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Bill in equity, filed in the Supreme Judicial Court on February 28, 1917, for a rescission of a contract entered into by the plaintiffs and the defendant, acting by the Boston transit commission, for the construction of a section of the Dorchester tunnel, so called, after the work had been completed by the plaintiffs, and for a recovery upon a quantum meruit for work done and labor and materials furnished. The defendant demurred to the bill.
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Bill in equity, filed in the Supreme Judicial Court on February 28, 1917, for a rescission of a contract entered into by the plaintiffs and the defendant, acting by the Boston transit commission, for the construction of a section of the Dorchester tunnel, so called, after the work had been completed by the plaintiffs, and for a recovery upon a quantum meruit for work done and labor and materials furnished. The defendant demurred to the bill. The demurrer was heard and was sustained by Carroll, J., who reported the case to the full court for determination, with a stipulation that, if the full…
1Opinion of the CourtCrosby, J.
This is a bill in equity brought to rescind a completed contract made by the plaintiffs with the Boston transit commission for the construction of Section E of the Dorchester tunnel, so called, and to recover the value of the work done on a quantum meruit. The defendant’s demurrer to the bill was sustained by a single justice, who reported the case to this court.
*396The Boston transit commission was created, and its duties were defined by St. 1894, c. 548, and acts in addition and amendment thereto. The contract in question was authorized by; St. 1911, c. 741, and was dated December 16, 1914.…
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