Haggard v. Edwards

Defendants appeal from a trial court decree awarding plaintiff judgment for $24,252 and foreclosing plaintiffs lien against their property. The dispositive issue is whether there was any competent substantial evidence to support a judgment in plaintiffs favor based on quantum meruit.

Plaintiff brought suit to foreclose a construction lien on defendants’ residence. He alleged that he had performed on an oral contract to build the house on a cost-plus basis, that the reasonable value of the labor and materials furnished was $146,716 and that defendants had paid only $113,452. Defendants answered…