Dickinson v. Prince

Mr. Presiding Justice Gary

delivered the opinion ok the Court.

The parties made a contract whereby the appellee undertook to do a job of carpenter work upon the house of the appellant for $1,200. The appellant had paid $1,550 and ivas entitled to further credit of $45.60. The appellee sued for $496.83 more, of which $265 was for some minor contracts. The appellant having paid $85 more than the contracts called for,The demand of the appellee was wholly for extras.

The court found for him $466.83. His demand being, in fact, for extras, the burden of proof was upon him. We can not recapitulate the…