¶1Heard upon motion of defendant for a'new trial after a verdict of a jury for the plaintiff for $267.24.
¶2Action arose over a contract to change over a cottage. Defendant wished to have a bedroom changed over into a parlor, and a porch added. Plaintiff claimed that he was ordered to discontinue his work by the defendant before same was finished, and - brings this action to recover for labor and materials.
¶3As usual in cases of this kind, the cost of these changes exceeded the estimate, and one issue of this case was as to whether defendant rightly or wrongly cancelled this contract, or whether plaintiff broke the contract.
¶4The jury must have determined that the defendant wrongly cancelled th contract and there was testimony upon which the jury could base such a verdict.
¶5Motion denied.