Adam Groth & Co. v. Goss & Guise

Plaintiff brought suit to recover damages on account of defendant’s alleged breach of a contract to furnish labor and material in connection with the construction of a school building at Joliet, Illinois. It was stipulated that the amount of damages was $2,117.96. At the close of plaintiff’s case, upon motion, the court directed the jury to return a verdict in favor of defendant and from the judgment that plaintiff take nothing it appeals.

September 22, 1919, plaintiff entered into a written contract with the Board of School Inspectors of District 86, Will County, Illinois, to erect the…