Spitz v. Brickhouse

Alexander H. Spitz and Warren E. Spitz, doing business as Spitz & Spitz, plaintiffs, brought this action to recover $2,675 as their architects’ fee under a written contract with Jack Brickhouse, the defendant. Defendant in his answer charges that plaintiffs breached their contract by failing to design a home costing no more than $25,000, and counterclaims for the return of $250 he had paid plaintiffs. The court tried the issues without a jury, found for the defendant and entered judgment on his counterclaim. Plaintiffs appealed.

Two points are cited by plaintiffs as error. 1. The admission of…