Cheaney v. Wright

NEIKIRK, Judge.

This appeal involves a contract between Henry Ellis Cheaney and Ora M. Cheaney, his wife, and Harry Wright, whereby Wright agreed to construct a dwelling house for the Cheaneys on a lot in Frankfort. During the construction many problems were encountered by both parties. The Cheaneys experienced difficulty in financing the project. Wright was hard pressed to pay for the labor and materials. The obligations and responsibilities under the written contract entered into by the parties, by their own testimony, were modified in such fashion as to render the contract not controlling…