Stricker v. Taylor

Defendants appeal a judgment entered against them in an action for hen foreclosure, ORS 87.060, and breach of contract. We reverse and remand for entry of a modified judgment.

Defendants own property in Lincoln County on which they planned to construct a multistory hotel. In the fall of 1994, defendant H. H. Taylor (Taylor) met with plaintiff Andy Strieker, P. E., 1 a licensed civil and structural engineer, to discuss hiring plaintiff to prepare designs for the project and to advise Taylor on how to build the project. Taylor told plaintiff that he thought the building could be constructed with…