Legal Opinion

Miller v. Brown

California Court of Appeal

Decided November 8, 1955No. Civ. 16436PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPeters, P. J.

Stanley J. Brown, a builder, contracted to build a house for D. R. Miller, at a fixed price, plus extras. After the house was constructed it cost considerably more than the contract price. The parties disagreed over what items should be listed as extras. Miller paid most of the bills and brought this action against Brown to recover $9,416.78, that being the amount that Miller claims that the price of the house exceeded the contract price. Brown answered and cross-complained for $1,698.58, the amount he claimed was still due him. The trial court entered its judgment denying any relief to…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Barham v. BarhamCalifornia Supreme Court · 1949
  2. Warren v. HopkinsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1895
  3. Schmidt v. MacCo Construction Co.California Court of Appeal · 1953
  4. D. L. Godbey & Sons Construction Co. v. DeaneCalifornia Supreme Court · 1952
  5. Haight v. TryonCalifornia Supreme Court · 1896

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Distefano v. HallCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1963
  2. MacIsaac & Menke Co. v. Cardox Corp.California Court of Appeal · 1961
  3. Healy v. BrewsterCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1967
  4. Bonadiman-McCain, Inc. v. SnowCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960
  5. 1st Olympic Corp. v. HawrylukCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1960

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