Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court February 4, 1969 (Rich & Son Construction Co. v. Town of Saugus)

Whittemore, J.

The plaintiff in an action of contract in the Superior Court sought recovery for its services in adjusting a fire loss. A verdict was directed for the defendant and the plaintiff’s exceptions present primarily the issue whether the contract was valid, notwithstanding the absence of an appropriation, because it was made in a case “of extreme emergency involving the health or safety