Rossetti v. New Britain

The city of New Britain (defendant) hired the architectural firm of Rosetti, DiCorcia and Mileto, with partner Andrew Rosetti (plaintiff) as lead architect, to design a police station and courthouse. About six months in, after the firm had completed 30 percent of the blueprints, partner DiCorcia left the firm; Rosetti notified the city's building-committee chairman of the restructuring beforehand, and the city raised no objection. New Britain later refused to pay for services rendered and ended the contract by hiring new architects; a jury awarded Rosetti $12,300, and New Britain appealed, arguing the personal-services contract couldn't be assigned to the restructured firm.