122 Mass. 522 | Mass. | 1877
The auditor’s conclusion -vas primá facie evidence
in favor of the plaintiff, unless it appeared by his report to be inconsistent, as matter of law, with other facts therein stated. Gen. Sts. c. 121, § 46. Ropes v. Lane, 9 Allen, 502. Morrill v. Keyes, 14 Allen, 222. Holmes v. Hunt, ante, 505. No such inconsistency appears. The auditor's- report shows that the contract between the parties was oral, and does not purport to state its exact terms. The statement, that “ the) labor was to be chiefly