D. C. Consulting Engineers, Inc. v. Batavia Park District

The defendant, Batavia Park District (the district), appeals from the trial court’s judgment for the plaintiff, D. C. Consulting Engineers, Inc., in the amount of $550 on plaintiff’s small-claims, quasi-contract action. The district claims that the alleged oral contract was not made in accordance with applicable statutes and thus it is not liable thereon.

On approximately August 19, 1983, Daniel Curanti, the president and sole shareholder of the plaintiff, had a conversation with Chuck Kuhn, the superintendent of the park district. The defendant was having unspecified problems with its…