Eureka Mfg. Co. v. Wimberly

Citations

• 113 Miss. 90
• 73 So. 871

Syllabus

<p>Work and Labor. Recovery on quantum, meruit.</p> <p>Where defendant offered plaintiff five hundred dollars to' tear down and rebuild a house and plaintiff, without formally accepting the offer, proceeded to do the work pursuant thereto, this amounted to an acceptance of the offer, and he was not permitted to recover on the theory that he did the work under an implied promise on the part of defendant to pay him therefor so much as it might he reasonably worth.</p>