Colish v. Goldstein

Opinion by

Woodside, J.,

This is an appeal by the defendant in an assumpsit action from a judgment for |1500 entered against him in favor of an architect after a trial before a judge without a jury. The appellant asks for judgment n.o.v., or in lieu thereof, a new trial.

The evidence establishes that Morris Goldstein, the defendant, purchased a tract of land along City Line Avenue, Philadelphia, for the purpose of erecting an office building thereon. He was told that Aaron Colish, an architect, “might do [him] some good.”

Thereupon, he telephoned Colish, who took him to lunch and discussed with…