Shreve v. Biggerstaff

McDONALD, Judge:

Appellants Philip and Ladonna Shreve initiated this action for damages resulting from breach of contract. The appellee, Jimmie Biggerstaff, defendant below, counterclaimed. A jury trial resulted in a judgment for Biggerstaff on both the direct claim and the counterclaim, and the Shreves appeal.

The origin of this dispute was an oral contract between the parties, the terms of which, of course, are hotly contested. At the very least Biggerstaff agreed to install in the Shreves’ home a “heatalator”-type fireplace and chimney. He also hung drywall for them and installed a…