Govert Copier Painting v. Van Leeuwen

OPINION

BILLINGS, Judge:

Appellant Govert Copier Painting (“Copier Painting”) appeals from a summary judgment dismissing its suit to recover for painting the interior of appellee Craig Van Leeuwen's (“Van Leeuwen”) home.

In the summer of 1985, Van Leeuwen and Fred Copier discussed the interior painting of a home Van Leeuwen was constructing for himself. After several conversations, Van Leeuwen entered into an oral agreement with Fred Copier to paint the home. Fred Copier purchased the materials and began painting on December 3, 1985.

Fred Copier ceased painting on February 14, 1986, before the…