Marean v. Stanley

One J. H. Rigden, in the month of March, 1890, was building for himself two different sets of tenements in North Denver. Stanley, defendant in error (plaintiff below), was by Rigden employed to do the plumbing in the houses. No contract as to price was made. It appears that defendant had previously been quite extensively employed by Rigden on other buildings, and was required by him to do the work at what it should be worth. One set of buildings was known as the “ Caithness Ave. Property; ” the other, as the “ Douglas St. Property.” The work upon Caithness Ave. property was commenced May 2d.…