By Tim Ince
These are cross-actions (a) by Quintin Vespa Co., Inc. (Vespa) against Construction Service Company (Construction) and Maryland Casualty Company, surety on bonds furnished by Construction in connection with a contract, and (b) by Construction against Vespa. The judge "found" for Construction in each case and, in the case brought by Construction, assessed its damages at $1,530.46. Vespa approached Construction to do the work, [Note 1] and Construction offered to "take over the entire work that Vespa was to do in this segment [of the whole sewer job] -- for . The auditor found that, if there was a breach of contract by Construction, Vespa's damages were $3,500 and that, if there was a breach by Vespa, "Construction should be awarded as . Vespa's failure also prevents any recovery by it from Construction, and entitles Construction to its damages caused by the breach.
