Morris v. Redak

We will herein refer to the parties as they appeared in the trial court, where defendant in error was plaintiff and plaintiff in error was defendant.

In plaintiff’s complaint, he alleged, in substance, that defendant, who is an architect, and one E. B. Jones, a contractor, desired to bid on a United States contract for certain construction work at Buckley Field. They needed financial backing and defendant solicited plaintiff to provide it. Plaintiff further alleged that an oral contract and agreement was entered into between himself and defendant, under which he was to receive one-third of the…