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Invision Architecture, Ltd.
v.
Leslie Hospitality Consulting LLC, Edwin W. Leslie, and LK Waterloo, LLC
Appellee
Invision Architecture, Ltd.
Appellant
Leslie Hospitality Consulting LLC, Edwin W. Leslie, and LK Waterloo, LLC
Attorney for the Appellee
Thomas C. Verhulst
Attorney for the Appellant
Paula L. Roby, Dan Childers, and Laura Moon Williams (until withdrawal)
Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Opinion
Opinion Number:
Date Published:
Summary
Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Black Hawk County, Bradley J. Harris, Judge. AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART, AND REMANDED. Considered by Bower, C.J., and Doyle and Schumacher, JJ. Opinion by Doyle, J. (15 pages)
Leslie Hospitality Consulting LLC (Leslie Hospitality) contracted with Invision Architecture, Ltd. (Invision) to provide design services on an hourly basis for redevelopment and renovation of a downtown Waterloo hotel and convention center. After not being paid, Invision sued Leslie Hospitality for breach of contract. Leslie Hospitality claimed there was no contract. After a bench trial, the district court determined there was a contract and Leslie Hospitality breached it. The court entered judgment for Invision and against Leslie Hospitality in the amount of $86,327.50. OPINION HOLDS: After reviewing the evidence we agree there was a contract and a breach, but we remand for an order reducing the judgment by $7415.