Kostohryz v. McGuire

Plaintiffs, as owners, and defendant, as architect, in the spring of 1967 entered into a contract on a standard form used by architects for the design of a home. Reduced to a minimum, the essential facts are: The owners described for the architect certain features they wanted in the home and advised him they were prepared to spend $30,000 for its construction. Under the contract, the architect was called upon to design the home and submit a “Statement of Probable Construction Cost based on current area, volume or other unit costs.”

The estimated cost prepared by the architect and accepted by…