George M. Zolotas & Bros. v. Santos

Banks. J.

This is an action in contract instituted in the Peabody Division of the District Court Department in which the plaintiff, a roofing and shingling contractor, seeks payment for roofing repairs done on the defendant’s residence in Salem, Massachusetts.

*23It is reported that the parties first discussed the job in the spring of 1984 and that discussions continued intermittently through the summer and early fall. The parties reached an oral agreement in November and work commenced on November 28, 1984. The project, which consisted primarily of the stripping and reshingling of the roof of the…