Finkel v. Otto Misch Co.

Plaintiff brought action in assumpsit against defendants Otto Misch Company and Samuel Plotkin for $79,000 for his services as an architect. He claims that he designed two buildings for Samuel Plotkin, to be erected at an estimated cost of $560,000, and another for Plotkin and Otto Misch Company to cost $1,700,000. Plaintiff’s claim against Plotkin was based upon a written contract and his claim against Otto Misch Company and Plot-kin was based on a joint oral contract. No claim was made against the Otto Misch Company with respect to the two buildings designed for Plotkin. At the close of…