C. H. Young Co. v. Springer
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Eamsey county to recover $1,637.-46 damages for failure to perform certain tiling and marble work in the construction of the building mentioned in the opinion, after plaintiff had accepted defendant’s bid therefor. Eor a first defense the answer admitted defendant verbally informed plaintiff what the tile work in the building could be done for, but denied the other allegations of the complaint.
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Action in the district court for Eamsey county to recover $1,637.-46 damages for failure to perform certain tiling and marble work in the construction of the building mentioned in the opinion, after plaintiff had accepted defendant’s bid therefor. Eor a first defense the answer admitted defendant verbally informed plaintiff what the tile work in the building could be done for, but denied the other allegations of the complaint. Eor a second defense the answer alleged plaintiff requested defendant to go to the office of Butler Brothers, and figure the total cost from the plans to be found…
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The facts in the case, as disclosed by the findings of the trial court, are as follows:
A contract for the construction of the Young Mens Christian Association building in the city of St. Paul was awarded to George J. Grant. In preparing his proposal for the contract, Grant obtained from other contractors proposals or bids for different parts of the work. He offered the marble and tile work in one subcontract. Plaintiff in this action, a corporation engaged in marble construction work, contemplated bidding for that part of the work, and solicited defendant, a contractor in tiling, to submit a…
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Steinmeyer v. SchroeppelIllinois Supreme Court · 1907
- Brown v. LevyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1902
- Buckley v. PattersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1888
- Grant Marble Co. v. AbbotWisconsin Supreme Court · 1910
- Cook v. ListonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
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