American-Hawaiian Engineering & Construction Co. v. Territory of Hawaii
American-Hawaiian Engineering & Construction Co. v. Territory of Hawaii
Opinion of the Court
OPINION OP THE COURT BY
The demurrer to the711, the Territory now demurs to the amended petition on the ground that it does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action.
The original petition claimed the sum of $2040.80 for extra work under a contract for rebuilding Fort street wharf, and
The other item attacked by the demurrer consists of a claim for $300 for the value of old material removed by the Territory between the awarding and execution of a contract for the reconstruction of the Brewer warehouse, which provided that all the old material was to be preserved, the contractor furnishing all new material needed, and none of the old material -which, in the opinion of the superintendent of public works, was unfit, to be used in the new structure. The amended petition alleges that not only by the contract but by the practice and custom in the Territory a contractor contracting to remove old buildings and rebuild was entitled to the old material and old buildings. The former decision held that the contractor under this contract did not acquire any right or title to any of the old material. The amended petition also alleges that the “value of said old material for use in the new structure, so far as the same could be used under the terms of said specification, was the sum of $100.” This does not meet the requirements of the former decision that
The demurrer to the amended petition is sustained as to the two items mentioned.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- AMERICAN-HAWAIIAN ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CO., A CORPORATION v. TERRITORY OF HAWAII
- Status
- Published