Arthur v. Parenteau

Evans, Judge.

This is an appeal by the plaintiff-appellant, Steven J. Arthur, doing business as Arthur Construction, from a judgment of the Municipal Court of Marysville granting the defendant’s motion to dismiss, made at the close of the appellant’s case.

During the latter half of 1992, appellant was hired by defendant-appellee, Thomas E. Parenteau, doing business as Parenteau Development, to do some preliminary excavation work on several homes appellee was building. For the first job, appellant finished excavation of a basement which had been started by another contractor. At the completion…