Bergman v. Parker

MYERS, Associate Judge:

After prior oral agreement on terms, the parties entered into a written contract whereby appellees, a partnership, were to construct for appellant an apartment building according to architectural plans submitted by the latter. The contract provided, inter alia, that the owner (appellant Bergman) would secure and pay for all building permits and that appellees would commence work when the permits were issued. Appellant never obtained the necessary permits, apparently deciding to abandon the project when the bank from which he was to obtain financing insisted on being…