Box v. Au Forgeron de la Cour-Dieu, Inc.

CORNELIUS, Chief Justice.

Cloyce Box appeals a judgment which awarded Au Forgeron de la Cour-Dieu, Inc. damages for breach of contract. Because we find the case was improperly submitted to the jury and the jury findings do not furnish a proper basis for a judgment, we reverse the judgment and remand the cause for a new trial.

Box engaged Au Forgeron to fabricate and install an ornamental iron fence around his swimming pool and portions of his yard. A contract was executed calling for a total price of $27,175.85. Box paid a deposit of $8,600.00 and work began. As the work progressed a dispute…