Green v. Messing

Plaintiffs’ judgment is predicated upon the reasonable value of architects’ services, which the jury found were rendered to the defendant. Reversal is sought upon the ground that plaintiffs failed to prove employment of plaintiffs by the defendant, or a promise, either express or implied, to pay for the alleged services.

Plaintiffs’ first cause of action is based on a contract made in March, 1924. By its terms they were to prepare plans and specifications and render architectural services upon an apartment house and an office building to be erected upon adjoining plots in Montclair, N. J. The…