Peterson v. David "Spud" Bishop Contractor, Inc.

ADAMS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a verdict in favor of David “Spud” Bishop and his corporation, David “Spud” Bishop Contractor, Inc., in the amount of $15,600 plus $2,025 in prejudgment interest. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

In 1985, Dale Peterson contracted with Bishop (we shall speak of Bishop as if he were the only plaintiff) to renovate a house that he and his wife had recently purchased. The parties agree that the contract price was to be based on Bishop’s cost plus 15%. The original estimate provided by Bishop was $89,946, plus or minus $5,000. According to Dale Peterson,…