Parsons v. Bristol Development Co.

In December 1960 defendant Bristol Development Company entered into a written contract with plaintiff engaging him as an architect to design an office building for a lot in Santa Ana and to assist in supervising construction. Plaintiff’s services were to be performed in two phases. He completed phase one, drafting preliminary plans and specifications, on January 20, 1961, and Bristol paid him $600.

The dispute concerns Bristol’s obligation to pay plaintiff under phase two of the contract. The contract provided that “a condition precedent to any duty or obligation on the part *864of the Owner…