Williar v. Nagle
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from, the Superior Court'of Baltimore City (Stock-bridge, J.). The prayers referred to in the opinion of the Court are as follows: Plaintiffs’ 2nd Prayer.—If the jury find the plaintiffs prepared certain designs for a six-story building with the understanding that they should be employed by the defendant if the designs so prejiared by them were accepted; and the jury further find that the designs so prepared were acceptable and accepted by the defendant; and the jury…
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Appeal from, the Superior Court'of Baltimore City (Stock-bridge, J.). The prayers referred to in the opinion of the Court are as follows: Plaintiffs’ 2nd Prayer.—If the jury find the plaintiffs prepared certain designs for a six-story building with the understanding that they should be employed by the defendant if the designs so prejiared by them were accepted; and the jury further find that the designs so prepared were acceptable and accepted by the defendant; and the jury further find that the designs made were for a building which could have been constructed at a cost of from $60,000 to…
1Opinion of the CourtBoyd, C. J.
This is the second time this case has been before us, the former decision being reported in 109 Md. 15. We then held that if an architect is employed to prepare plans and specifications for a building which is not to cost more than a specified amount, he is not entitled to recover compensation for them unless the building can be constructed, in accordance with them, at a cost which is not greater than or reasonably near that amount, and that ordinarily whether it can be so constructed is a question for the jury. The judgment was reversed because of error in one of the plaintiffs’ prayers, and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Miller v. Cosmic Cement Tile & Stone Co.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1908
3Cited by1 opinion
- Jay Dee Shoes, Inc. v. OstroffCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1948