Watts v. Trojano

The plaintiff and the defendant Kenneth Trojano entered into an oral agreement to build a house on land owned by the defendants, sell it, and share the profit from the sale. The defendant, Kenneth Trojano agreed to provide the lot (owned by the defendant, Patricia Knapp) and additionally to provide $15,000.00 to be used to purchase construction materials. The plaintiff agreed to construct the house. The plaintiff commenced construction and stopped work when the construction was 80% to 90% complete due to a dispute between the parties concerning funding to complete the house. At the time the…