Becerril v. Hakanson

In this action to foreclose a construction lien and to recover damages for breach of contract, defendants appeal from a judgment awarding damages to plaintiff. We affirm.

Plaintiff, a building contractor, and defendants were parties to a contract under which defendants employed plaintiff to construct a residence. When the residence was 75 percent complete, a meeting took place between plaintiff and one of the defendants. At the conclusion of the meeting, plaintiff considered himself “terminated.” Plaintiff recorded a construction lien and later commenced this action.

The complaint contained two…