Mead Associates, Inc. v. Antonsen

SMITH, Judge.

Plaintiff, Mead Associates, Inc., appeals the entry of a directed verdict dismissing its claims against the defendant for breach of contract and promissory estoppel. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

At trial plaintiff’s evidence indicated the following events had occurred. The plaintiff sought subcontracting bids in connection with a general contractor’s bid it was preparing for a construction job. The defendant, an excavation contractor, submitted his bid price to the plaintiff by telephone covering the excavation portion of the general contract. The defendant’s bid price…