Sallblad v. Burman

Matson, Justice.

Appeal from an order denying defendant’s motion for amended findings or a new trial.

In his action for the foreclosure of a mechanic’s lien, plaintiff by his complaint alleged that at the “instance and request” of defendant he had furnished labor and material “of the reasonable value” of $1,155.34 in the rewiring and alteration of electrical lines and equipment of defendant’s business building in Minneapolis. In 1945, defendant contracted with plaintiff, an electrical contractor, to perform certain electrical work for an agreed price of $1,200. Plaintiff performed only a…