Don Lloyd Builders, Inc. v. Paltrow

The plaintiff brought suit to recover from the defendants its reasonable costs in partially completing a recreational home in Dover, Vermont. An oral construction agreement came to an end when a dispute arose between the parties. The lower court allowed recovery in the amount of $8,909.66, after determining the value of the materials and labor furnished and giving the defendants credits for certain payments.

The sole issue of this appeal relates to the court’s determination of certain allowable labor charges as being $4,780.00, based on evidence the defendants assert was improper. They assign…