Dunlap Roofing C. v. Boatwright

1. The evidence authorized the findings of the jury.

2. Where a plaintiff sued on an alleged express contract and the proof failed to show such a contract, it was not entitled to recover on a quantum meruit.

DECIDED OCTOBER 14, 1949.

Dunlap Roofing Flooring Company sued Mrs. W. S. Boatwright for breach of a contract. The plaintiff's petition alleges that the defendant contracted with it to do certain roofing work on her house in Forsyth, Georgia; that it had completed such work as set out in the contract; that the defendant had paid the sum of $672.20 upon the contract price of $1160.00 leaving…