Baber v. Baessell

STEPHENS, Associate Justice.

This case arises upon a writ of error to the Municipal Court of the District of Columbia. The suit was an action brought by the plaintiff in error, plaintiff below (hereinafter called . plaintiff) for alleged breach of a contract to build a dwelling house. The defendants in error, defendants below (hereinafter called defendants) themselves sought an affirmative judgment against the plaintiff. The case was tried to a. court and jury. There was a verdict in favor of the defendants in the sum of $550. The questions in the case involve the propriety of the trial…