Wyatt v. Shaw Plumbing Co.

OPINION

SEERDEN, Justice.

A jury found that appellee was owed $177,935.79 for labor and materials furnished for construction of Wyatt’s residence in Duval County, and that Morgan Spear was Wyatt’s agent in requesting the labor and materials. The trial court added prejudgment interest to arrive at an award of $221,218.21. The jury also awarded $50,000 in attorney’s fees for the trial and additional amounts for appeals. Wyatt challenges the judgment and several pretrial rulings by six points of error. We affirm the trial court’s judgment.

In 1980, Wyatt entered into an oral agreement with Spear to…