Gregory v. Rees Plumbing Co.

Ed. F. McFaddin, Justice.

Appellee, Rees Plumbing Co., Inc. (hereinafter called “Rees”), filed this action against the appellant, Mode Gregory, on an itemized account for $1,180.29, for materials and labor furnished in installing a boiler in Gregory’s cleaning establishment in Jonesboro. Gregory’s defenses were: (a) that the contract price was $153.23, plus some extras, making the total amount due Rees to be $341.33, for which Gregory offered to confess judgment; and (b) that the charges in excess of $341.33 were not only erroneous but also exorbitant. The cause was tried to a jury in February…