Harrell v. W. B. Lloyd Construction Co.

EXUM, Justice.

The sole question presented by this appeal is whether the Court of Appeals, having found that plaintiff’s evidence at trial was legally insufficient to support his quantum meruit claim against defendant, was correct in failing to overrule the trial court’s denial of defendant’s motion for involuntary dismissal and in remanding the cause for a new trial. For the reasons stated hereafter, we affirm the Court of Appeals.

Plaintiff instituted this action to recover for monies allegedly due for construction services performed for defendant. Plaintiff alleged that during the period of…