Host v. Gauntlett

The plaintiff entered into a contract with the defendant to provide all necessary labor and materials to create three additional rooms in the. basement of the subject premises at an agreed price of $2,900. The plaintiff paid the sum of $2,600, $1,700 of which was paid out to others for the cost of materials used and for outside electrical work contracted. The remaining $900, claims the defendant, represented the cost of the defendant’s labor, (a self-employed carpenter) at the rate of $150 per week for a total of six weeks. The plaintiff in this action now seeks the return of the full sum of…