Hughes v. Bravinder

Citations

• 9 Wash. 595
• 38 P. 209
• 1894 Wash. LEXIS 368

Syllabus

<p>BUILDING CONTRACT — CONSTRUCTION OF — ACTION ON.</p> <p>Where, by the specifications governing the erection of a building entered into between the owner and a contractor, all differences between them are to be submitted to a superintendent, whose decision shall be final, there can be no action upon the contract until matters in dispute between owner and contractor have been submitted to, and decided by, such superintendent.</p> <p>Where, under such a contract, there is no dispute as to the contract price, and the superintendent has allowed certain items for extra work, the contractor may recover therefor, and the owner cannot set up any claim for damages in reduction of the contract price or the extra work when he has not presented such claim to the superintendent at a meeting of both parties to the contract held for the purpose of settling the account between them.</p>