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Page, J.:

The complaint stated two causes of action. In the first were really embodied two: one for the balance alleged to be due for work performed under the contract; and another for loss of profits as damage for refusal to allow the plaintiff to complete the contract. The second cause alleged was for $50 for extra work. The jury gave a verdict for plaintiff for $342.78, the amount alleged to be due for work performed, $380 for loss of profits, and $30 for extra work, making a total of $752.78.

The defendant had the contract for building a section of the subway along Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn. This contract provided for two classes of ducts as follows:

“ Subdivision 20 Railroad and Tunnel Ducts