Green v. Palfreyman

HOYT, District Judge.

This is a suit for an accounting. Most of the facts are not in dispute. Early in 1942 the United States Government was planning the construction of 2,000 dwelling units to relieve a housing shortage in the military and naval depot area adjacent to Ogden and Layton, Utah. A copartnership, Better Built Homes & Associates, which for convenience will hereinafter be referred to as “Better Built Homes,” was negotiating for the contract. R. C. Green, the plaintiff in this case, and one J. D. Watson, contacted Better Built Homes with the purpose of obtaining a contract for the…