Kohn v. Johnson

The defendant, James Kohn, appeals from a judgment entered upon a jury verdict awarding the plaintiff, Sherron Johnson, on her breach of contract claim, $15,000 for monetary loss and $20,000 for mental anguish. We affirm the trial court's judgment.

The evidence at trial tended to show that Kohn and Johnson entered into an oral contract whereby Kohn was to construct an addition to Johnson's house for a price of $6,500. The contract price was eventually increased to $6,800 when Johnson objected to the sheet rock that Kohn proposed to use in finishing the interior walls and demanded wood paneling…