Buder v. Martin

STEPHAN, Judge.

Defendant Robert E. Martin, d/b/a R.E.M. Construction, appeals from a judgment based on a breach of contract claim in which a jury awarded plaintiff G.A. Buder, III, $16,000 in damages. We affirm.

Plaintiff, an owner of farm land in Pacific, Missouri, entered into two written contractual agreements with defendant on December 2, 1974. By the terms of the contracts, plaintiff engaged defendant to build a five to eight acre lake and a ⅛ to ½ acre pond on plaintiff’s property for $12,000 and $1,250, respectively. The excavation began in December, 1974, and the project was completed…