Stangl v. Todd

MAUGHAN, Justice.

Plaintiff, a building contractor, brought this action to foreclose a mechanic’s lien, for construction work performed pursuant to an agreement to build a high-rise apartment complex. Defendants filed a counterclaim seeking damages, for plaintiff’s breach of a construction contract. Upon trial to the court, after allowing an offset for labor and materials furnished by plaintiff, defendants were awarded damages of $340,877. Plaintiff appeals.

Answers to two questions are definitive of this appeal. Was there a contract, and did the trial court adopt the correct measure of damage?…