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Show I'omt I leas. The case of Joy aud Illack camo before be-fore the Third District court yrsterday altcrnooi), plaliitlfT asking that II. F. Whltlriuoie pay thcul SIISUu, wbloh they allige would havo been their prollts In the building of the Union I'arltlo hotel If they hod bull allowed tocompleto the contract, which was entered Into for tho construction of that building. The total pilce was fixed at $:,U0O, lo bo paid 111 partial amounts. On II.J llth of November, whou they demanded JoOl-of defendant, defend-ant, the latter toolc pn.nnlon of the preralsrs and would not permit Ihc plalutlfls tn continue the work. Ily reason ol this, they claim to luvo Leeu damaged In the amount above stated. For auswer, tho defendant toya that he was forced to takn the bulldlngr out of their hands and mmnlolo It at a cost of tS7,073, or $7,075 Inoru than they ngreed to do it for, and therefore lostjuit that much, for which he atkud to be reimbursed. The cssu will occupy occu-py tho coutt the most of tlio day. |
