Roger's Backhoe Service, Inc. v. Nichols

CARTER, Justice.

Defendant, Jeffrey S. Nichols, is a funeral director in Muscatine. This action arises from a construction project that he undertook in 1998 involving the building of a crematorium and an enlargement and resurfacing of the parking lot at his funeral home. A dispute arose between Nichols and Roger’s Backhoe Service, Inc. (Roger’s) concerning invoices presented by Roger’s for excavation work performed during the construction. The district court awarded Roger’s the full amount claimed in the action.

The court of appeals reversed the district court’s award and concluded that no…