Architect, Owner and Builder Before the Law: A Summary of American and English Decisions on the Principal Questions Relating to Building and to the Employment of Architects ... Including Also Practical Suggestions in Regard to the Drawing of Building Contracts ... |
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... proper price , to be determined by the jury , for such services as he has already rendered , but the absence of a written contract in such cases debars him from claiming , as he might otherwise do , his full fee , as well as dam- ages ...
... proper price , to be determined by the jury , for such services as he has already rendered , but the absence of a written contract in such cases debars him from claiming , as he might otherwise do , his full fee , as well as dam- ages ...
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... proper fee , and who was driven away by being asked to signify his in- tention plainly at the outset , there would be a thousand who would be glad to start with a definite understanding between themselves and their architects as to the ...
... proper fee , and who was driven away by being asked to signify his in- tention plainly at the outset , there would be a thousand who would be glad to start with a definite understanding between themselves and their architects as to the ...
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... proper measure of damages was the value of the labor and materials expended in making the plan and model , and not the chance of obtaining the prize , the latter being too remote a ground for damages . Justice Pattison said that the ...
... proper measure of damages was the value of the labor and materials expended in making the plan and model , and not the chance of obtaining the prize , the latter being too remote a ground for damages . Justice Pattison said that the ...
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... proper condition , at a cost of about $ 2,900 , and afterwards brought suit against the architect for about this amount , as damages on account of his negligence . At the first trial , before a jury , a verdict was rendered for the ...
... proper condition , at a cost of about $ 2,900 , and afterwards brought suit against the architect for about this amount , as damages on account of his negligence . At the first trial , before a jury , a verdict was rendered for the ...
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... proper skill and care in the superintending of such buildings , " and such superintendent should issue no certificate to any of " the contractors , unless such work appears , upon a proper in- " spection , to be properly done , and to ...
... proper skill and care in the superintending of such buildings , " and such superintendent should issue no certificate to any of " the contractors , unless such work appears , upon a proper in- " spection , to be properly done , and to ...
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Page 340 - We think that the true rule of law is that the person who, for his own purposes, brings on his land and collects and keeps there anything likely to do mischief if it escapes, must keep it in at his peril ; and if he does not do so, is prima facie answerable for all the damage which is the natural consequence of its escape.
Page 368 - ... to pay to the said party of the second part the sum of in payments as follows : and the balance days after the said work shall have been Form 11.
Page 364 - Arbitrators, one to be appointed by each of the parties to this contract ; and the third by the two thus Chosen ; the decision of any two of whom shall be final and binding, and each of the parties hereto shall pay one-half of the expenses of such reference.
Page 369 - Contract, the amount of such increase or reduction shall be added to or deducted from the Contract Price as the case may be...
Page 56 - ... tor in the doing of the work in question. There was a same" ness of responsibility only when the negligence of the " contractor was such as to be discoverable by the exercise of " reasonable care and skill on the part of the architect ; for the " effects of negligence beyond this measure, the contractor alone
Page 214 - g reements (1677) no action shall be brought whereby to charge any executor or administrator upon any special promise to answer damages out of his own estate...
Page 214 - ... from the making thereof; unless the agreement upon which such action shall be brought, or some memorandum or note thereof, shall be in writing and signed by the party to be charged therewith...
Page 96 - A libel is a malicious publication, expressed either in printing or writing, or by signs and pictures, tending either to blacken the memory of one who is dead, or the reputation of one who is alive, and expose him to public hatred, contempt, or ridicule.
Page 365 - ... the expense incurred by the Owner., in finishing the work, such excess shall be paid by the Owner., to the Contractor..; but if such expense shall exceed such unpaid balance, the Contractor. . shall pay the difference to the Owner. .. The expense incurred by the Owner., as herein provided...
Page 215 - No action may be brought upon any contract for the sale or other disposition of land or any interest in land, unless the agreement upon which such action is brought, or some memorandum or note thereof, is in writing, and signed by the party to be charged or by some other person thereunto by him lawfully authorised.