Blakeley v. Howard

DIXON, Chief Justice.

Appellee Ben Howard, doing business as Ben Howard Plumbing Company, recovered judgment against appellant J. Alex Blakeley for $3,204.25 in a suit for labor and materials furnished in performing plumbing work on Coralita Courts, a motel owned by appellant.

Appellee’s original petition alleged a cause of action based on a verified account. However, in pleadings filed later appellee pled quantum meruit and his cause of action was tried on that theory.

Appellant filed an answer and cross-action which we shall discuss in greater detail later in this opinion. It is undisputed…