Minyard v. Culotta

YARRUT, Judge.

This is a suit by plaintiff, a sub-contractor, to recover damages suffered when the general contractor arbitrarily terminated his sub-contract during the progress of the work. The contract price was $1,742 for installing insulation material. At the time of termination, labor and material furnished by plaintiff to the amount of $207.14 had been paid to him.

The cost of labor and material to complete the contract was $1,194.39. The gross profit would be the difference between $1,742 and $1,194.39, or $547.61. Having been paid for labor and material already furnished up to the time…