Keller v. Deseret Mortuary Company

CROCKETT, Chief Justice:

Plaintiff Ralph E. Keller, dba Federal Home Improvement Co., sued to recover on a contract for construction of a canopy and doorway approach to the Deseret Mortuary on East 7th South in Salt Lake City. The defenses asserted were that the plaintiff had breached the contract in that he had not completed the work in time nor in a satisfactory and workmanlike manner. Upon a plenary trial the court found the issues for the plaintiff and entered judgment in the sum of $1,850. Defendant appeals.

By the terms of the written contract, executed by the parties in November of 1962,…