Valder v. Berg

"When the plaintiff entered into his contract obligation, he undertook to construct two rooms, “each room to be at least 9x12 feet and more if possible.” "When he went about the performance of this undertaking, he cut his materials, set his studding and placed his rafters for rooms considerably smaller than the foregoing dimensions. "When this came to Dunbar’s attention, he directed the plaintiff to alter his work so as to make the rooms larger; but even now both rooms are less than 9x12 feet. For these alterations plaintiff seeks $160.27, and included this charge in his mechanic’s lien…