Glen Restaurant, Inc. v. West

Sognier, Judge.

Robert West, doing business as Custom Refrigeration, entered into an oral contract with Glen Restaurant, Inc. (Glen) to purchase and install air conditioning at Glen’s restaurant. Glen paid West $3,000 in advance; West ordered and had the air conditioning units delivered to the restaurant. Glen then hired someone else to install the units. West sued Glen for the balance owed on the contract. The trial court directed a verdict in favor of West instructing the jury to return a verdict in favor of West for the reasonable value of the equipment, together with the reasonable profit…