LYNN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY v. LYNN


360 Mass. 503 (1971)

275 N.E.2d 491

LYNN REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY vs. CITY OF LYNN.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Essex.

November 15, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip L. Sisk (John T. Ronan with him) for the plaintiff.

Charles Ingram for the interveners.

Present: TAURO, C.J., CUTTER, REARDON, BRAUCHER, & HENNESSEY, JJ.


REARDON, J.

This is an action of contract brought by the Lynn Redevelopment Authority (authority) against the city of Lynn alleging a breach of an express contract by the city and seeking damages in the sum of $3,940,931. The defendant answered by way of general denial and that the contract was in violation of G.L.c. 44, § 31, as amended through St. 1955, c. 259, in that "at the time of entering into the alleged contract no appropriation had been made for the...

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