Barbour v. Hall

The parties entered into a written contract wherein the plaintiff agreed to build a house for the defendant. The plaintiff asserts and the defendant denies that the original contract was abandoned and a new contract entered into by the parties whereunder the house was completed. The plaintiff claimed that a balance of over twelve hundred dollars with interest was due him under the new contract. The defendant admitted that • he owed the plaintiff about one hundred and sixty dollars. The jury found for the plaintiff and assessed his damages at $1,306.13.

The defendant filed his motion for a new…