R. B. Hayward Co. v. Lundoff-Bicknell Co.

The R. B. Hayward Company, which will be referred to as the plaintiff, sued the defendant, the Lundoff-Bicknell Company, in the municipal court of Chicago, for a sum of money alleged to be due under a sub-contract in connection with the erection of'“The Irish Village” at the recent Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago. The defendant was a general contractor, while the plaintiff’s work was confined to the ventilating equipment. The trial was before the court without a jury. The plaintiff’s statement of claim was based on an oral contract for labor and materials, to be completed before May…