Salas v. Powers
Salas v. Powers
Opinion of the Court
1. When considered in the light of the evidence and the entire charge, none of the grounds of the motion for a new trial show reversible error.
(a) The contract which formed the basis of the suit was an entire contract. The reference to certain coal, made in the exhibit attached to
(6) Nor does this case fall within the principle involved in certain decisions to the effect that where a builder or workman partially completes a job, and abandons it, but the owner utilizes the work and material which has been done and furnished, and himself completes the work, under some circumstances an action may be based on a quantum meruit or quantum valebat.
2. The verdict was supported by the evidence, and there was no error in overruling the motion for a new trial.
Judgment affirmed.
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