Hackler v. Cardinal Newman College

The plaintiffs Hackler and Mancuso are professional architects who entered into an oral contract with DeRance, Inc., to perform engineering and architectural services on real estate owned by DeRance, Inc., and which is located in St. Louis County, Missouri. The defendant Cardinal Newman College, a Missouri not-for-profit corporation, acted as its own contractor as to the remodelling of existing buildings and the construction of new facilities on the Missouri real estate, and further acted as agent for DeRance, Inc.

The fees for architectural services provided were not paid and the plaintiffs…