G & P Electric Co. v. Dumont Construction Co.

This appeal is on a settled statement in accordance with rule 7 of the Rules on Appeal. For convenience, the parties will be designated herein as follows: G & P Electric Company, Inc., as “G & P”; Dumont Construction Company, et al., (a copartnership consisting of James P. Howard, Jr., and Pete Dumont), as “Dumont”; and Harry L. Butzbach and Roberta S. Butzbaeh as “Butzbaehs.”

A résumé of some of the facts is as follows:

The Butzbaehs, by written contract, engaged Dumont, a licensed general building contractor, to build a home for them. The contract called for the house to be constructed in…