Watson Lumber Co. v. Guennewig

The corporate plaintiff, Watson Lumber Company, the building contractor, obtained a judgment for $22,500 in a suit to recover the unpaid balance due under the terms of a written building contract, and additional compensation for extras, against the defendants William and Mary Guennewig. Plaintiff is engaged in the retail lumber business, and is managed by its president and principal stockholder, Leeds Watson. It had been building several houses each year in the course of its lumber business.

The contract language and specifications which were prepared by plaintiff and signed in its office on…