The plaintiff contractor registered a construction lien and sued the defendant homeowner for the unpaid balance of a home renovation project.
The defendant counterclaimed for deficient and incomplete work, alleging the plaintiff abandoned the job.
The court found that the parties had an oral contract based on unit prices and that the defendant committed an anticipatory breach by refusing to pay the full price for the expanded scope of work.
Relying on the defendant's expert's valuation, the court awarded the plaintiff $14,365.73 for the value of work completed, extras, and disbursements, less payments already made.
