Strickland v. City of Lawrenceburg

OPINION

LEWIS, Judge.

Plaintiff filed his complaint alleging breach of a contract of June 20, 1973, to perform an audit of defendant’s accounts in that plaintiff had been paid only $10,000 of $31,141.35 allegedly due at his hourly rate. Trial was had before the Honorable Joe M. Ingram, Circuit Judge, and a jury. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant. Plaintiff’s motion for a judgment n. o. v. or in the alternative for a new trial was denied and plaintiff has appealed.

The pertinent facts are: Plaintiff audited defendant’s books for several years. In June, 1973, defendant contacted…