Hubbell, Hall & Randall Co. v. Pentecost
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action to foreclose a mechanic’s lien, and for damages, brought to and tried by the Superior Court in Fairfield County, Tuttle, J.; facts found and judgment rendered in favor of the defendants George F. and Ada R. Pentecost and Frederica P. Philips, from which the other defendants, except the Tokoneke Corporation, and the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBeach, J.
The defendant George F. Pentecost contracted with one Sage, as general contractor, for the erection of a dwelling-house on defendant’s land in the town of Darien for the agreed price of $15-,337.50, payable in instalments as the building progressed, payments to be made on the certificate of the architect. The defendant had paid Sage three instalments, amounting in all to $10,500, when Sage abandoned the work, leaving the building substantially incomplete. Mr. Pentecost thereupon terminated the employment of the contractor, pursuant to a provision of the contract authorizing him to do so, and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Tice v. MooreSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1909
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- Waterbury Lumber & Coal Co. v. CooganSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1901
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- Daley v. Somers Lumber Co.New Jersey Court of Chancery · 1905
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