Falkner v. Stubbs

ISHEE, J„

for the Court:

¶ 1. In 2000, William Martin (Martin) Falkner and his wife, Valerie J. Falkner (the Falkners), hired John E. Stubbs to build a basement, prior to the Falkners building a log cabin above the basement on their land in Chickasaw County, Mississippi. Stubbs and the Falkners entered into an oral contract for Stubbs to complete the basement for a set fee of approximately $25,000. However, after completing the basement, the Falkners requested that Stubbs continue to work on the log cabin. Stubbs complied and stated the work would cost between $150,000 and $200,000. After the…