Evans v. Zeigler

Plaintiff commenced this action to recover a balance allegedly due for services rendered by him in constructing a hydropress for defendants. Judgment was for plaintiff for $3,000 and interest. Defendants appeal from the judgment.

On January 8, 1945, plaintiff and defendants entered into a written agreement whereby the defendants employed plaintiff as a consulting engineer for a period of five years. One of plaintiff’s assignments, under the terms of the agreement, was to supervise the construction of a 500-ton hydropress to be used for metal stamping and die making, which was to be a new or…