Kings Truck Body Works v. Barrett

Plaintiff sues to recover the sum of $525.00 for work performed in installing a refrigerator body on a Jeep automobile truck owned by defendant. Defendant admitted the agreement for the performance of the work by plaintiff, but strenuously opposed the action for recovery of the value thereof on the ground that plaintiff's work was thoroughly and completely unsatisfactory and that the body as constructed by plaintiff was useless for the purpose for which it was designed, namely, as a container for ice cream to be sold by defendant in retail trade. Defendant reconvened for damages consisting of…