Hottinger v. Hoffman-Henon Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Frazer,

This action is based upon contracts entered into between Hottinger, a decorating contractor, and the Hoffman-Henon Company, which company engaged the former’s services to do interior painting and decorating work in the Erlanger Theater in the City of Philadelphia. The first contract which was in writing covered items of “decorative painting” at a contract price of $8,500; to this was later added, by written estimate of plaintiff and oral acceptance by defendant, an agreement by Hottinger to do additional plain painting in the theater for the sum of $2,750.…