Hewitt v. Morton

OPINION

ROTH, Circuit Judge.

Oliver Morton, a licensed contractor, prepared written estimates for repairs to two properties of Abraham Hewitt. The properties had been extensively damaged by Hurricane Hugo. Formal documents were prepared which contained slightly more general specifications than did the estimates and which outlined the scope of work to be performed at a cost broken down into payments due at stages of completion over a 90-day period. Morton completed work on the first property in November 1991. However, as the Territorial Court found, he improperly laid out the roof and built the…