The plaintiff contractor brought a construction lien action seeking payment of the balance owing under a retail store construction agreement and various claimed extras.
The defendants counterclaimed for costs associated with incomplete or defective work and delay in project completion.
The court reviewed disputed extras and back‑charges arising from the defendants’ decision to complete portions of the project using their own workers as the completion deadline approached.
After assessing the evidence, the court allowed certain extras and some back‑charges while disallowing others, ultimately determining the net amount owing under the contract.
The court also held that the construction lien was timely filed and that the work constituted an improvement within the meaning of the Construction Lien Act, making the lien valid.
