Putnam v. Albee

[¶ 1] Eugene L. Putnam appeals from a 1995 judgment entered in the Superior Court (Penobscot County, Pierson, J.) awarding him $3,100 for surveying 40 acres of land owned by Gail Albee, and from a 1998 judgment (Pierson, J.) denying Putnam’s motion for a new trial. We affirm the judgments.

I. Background

[¶ 2] In 1987, Putnam was engaged to survey approximately 40 acres of land owned by Albee in Prospect, Maine. Although Putnam had estimated the job at no more than $3,200, he ultimately billed Albee $8,791.12 for services rendered. When Albee refused to pay, Putnam filed an action in the…