Pasker, Gould, Ames & Weaver, Inc. v. Morse

GREENWOOD, Judge:

Appellant James A. Morse, Jr. (Morse) appeals the bench trial judgment against him, awarding damages for breach of contract. We affirm.

I. BACKGROUND 1

In April of 1987, Morse entered into a contract (the Contract) with Holland-Pasker & Associates (Holland-Pasker), for architectural services on a five-story atrium-style office building to be built on property owned by Morse. This building was identified at trial as Building A.

The Contract called for a fixed fee of $88,-000 to be paid in installments upon completion of four phases of the project as follows: 2 (1) 15% for the…