Modern Builders, Inc. v. Manke

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• adding that reliance is not reasonable if the additional work was foreseeable
• allowing quantum meruit claim when parties’ conduct was removed from express contract
• “[P]arties to a contract may possibly agree to changes from the original agreement which are so extensive that the contract must be deemed abandoned as a matter of law.”
• contractor may recover contract price plus reasonable value of extra work
• fair market value of improvements; costs plus a reasonable profit
• fair market value of improvements or costs plus a reasonable profit

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).