W. J. Howard & Sons, Inc. v. Meyer

Defendant in this case, being- the owner of a farmhouse in Novi township, Oakland county, Michigan, desired to remodel it. To that end he employed an architect, Norman Simmons, to prepare plans therefor. Because of the nature of the project, and the unknown factors that might develop in the course of the operation, no specifications were prepared. In accordance with the advice of the architect, plaintiff corporation was selected as the contractor. Plaintiff had previously done work for Simmons and also for a company owned by defendant. In the absence of specifications it was determined that…