Pittman v. Bourgeois

WESTERFIELD, Judge.

The plaintiff, Theodore A. Pittman, entered into a written contract with the defendant, H. Bourgeois, under the terms of which Pittman agreed to furnish the materials and erect the necessary brick work in accordance with plans submitted by Bourgeois for the construction of a residence which he was building for a consideration of $1,834. Pittman ordered certain material, lumber, sand, bricks, ete., and began the execution of his contract After working four or five days, Bourgeois ordered him to stop the work until further notice, whereupon Bourgeois discarded the original…