Sanders v. Total Heat & Air, Inc.

OPINION

Opinion by

Justice MOSELEY.

This case arises out of a construction dispute involving a house. Appellee Total Heat & Air performed work on the home of appellants Wayne and Kathleen Sanders, pursuant to a proposal prepared by Total and signed and accepted by Mike Deaton, who is not a party to the case. The principle issue is whether Deaton signed the proposal in his own right as a general contractor or as an agent acting on behalf of the homeowners. The trial court found Deaton was acting as the homeowners’ agent, meaning that Total’s contract was with the homeowners, not Dea-ton. Because…