Smith v. Franklin

Smith, P. J.,

This matter arises upon motions for new trial and for judgment n. o. v. In an action in assumpsit, the jury rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff in the sum of $3,750.

In 1927, the defendant, a married woman, went from Pennsylvania to Florida, and in Palm Beach leased an apartment from the plaintiff. In the latter part of 1928, she expressed a desire that her apartment be enlarged. The plaintiff orally agreed to construct an annex to the apartment on a parcel of land next to and adjacent to the land on which the apartment was erected, at an agreed price of $7,500, for which…