Barkwell v. Helms

Marshall, Judge.

This appeal by defendants below is from a verdict and judgment of $7,000 for plaintiff Helms found and entered at a bench trial. Plaintiff sued on the alleged breach of an agreement by which he was to build a home for defendants. Plaintiff alleged he agreed to build the house for cost plus ten percent but thought he could build the house for about $18,000. Defendants answered that there was an express oral contract to build the house for $18,000, including the ten percent profit. No sufficient records were kept of expenses during the building of the house. Upon completion,…