Vaughan v. Art Construction Co.

Plaintiff, Paul Vaughan, appeals an amended final judgment awarding defendant, Art Construction Company, $106,652.28 plus costs and attorney’s fees and foreclosing a mechanic’s lien on Vaughan’s property.

In August 1972 Paul Vaughan entered into a standard A.I.A. contract with Art Construction Company to build a single family residence in eight months for a total price of $775,500. The contract provided that no claim for extras or deletions would be honored unless evidenced by a written change order signed by the parties. The contract also provided that the architect could sign a change order…