Osterling v. Frick

Opinion by

Me. Justice Walling,

F. J. Osterling brought this suit against the executors of the estate of the late H. C. Frick to recover for his services as architect in the erection of the Union Arcade building, Pittsburgh. Jury trial being waived, the case was heard before the court and resulted in a judgment for plaintiff of $109,406.75, including interest, from which he brought this appeal. A careful examination of the voluminous record discloses no ground for reversal.

Plaintiff’s employment was arranged largely by correspondence in which he undertook to perform the full services of an…