Wiggins v. Barrett & Associates, Inc.

This is an action for breach of contract1 brought against Gleneden Sanitary District and Barrett & Associates, Inc. (Barrett), an engineering firm. Plaintiffs, homeowners in a new sewer district, allege they entered into an oral contract with David Gage, an agent of Barrett and a subagent of the District, to obtain a gravity flow hookup in exchange for an easement across their land. Defendants did not provide a gravity flow hookup, and plaintiffs now seek damages for breach of contract.

The trial court allowed "summary judgment” in favor of the District and a directed verdict in favor of…