Westby v. Schmidt

MARING, Justice.

[¶ 1] Gary Schmidt and Schmidt Construction of Stanley, Inc. (“appellants”) appeal from a district court judgment entered after a jury awarded Randy Westby $239,595.14 in damages in a breach of contract action. We affirm, concluding the district court did not abuse its discretion by allowing expert testimony, there was sufficient evidence to support the jury’s verdict, and the court did not err in denying the appellants’ motion to dismiss the corporation as a defendant.

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[¶ 2] In early 2006, Westby began talking to Schmidt, a licensed contractor doing business as Schmidt…