CJM Construction v. Scott Mann

── CJM Construction v. Scott Mann ── Case No.: 24A-SC-02488 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 18, 2025 Author: Judge Rudolph Pyle County of Origin: Wayne Category: Civil Decision: Affirmed Judge Bradford and Judge Kenworthy concur In the summer of 2023, Mann hired CJM to renovate his house. CJM estimated that the renovation would cost roughly $54,000, and Mann agreed to that cost. CJM and Mann did not have a written contract. From July 2023 to November 2023, Mann paid CJM $45,000, and CJM worked on the home renovation. In December 2023, CJM sent an invoice in the amount of $6,629 to Mann. CJM considered this bill as a progress payment and had not calculated a final estimate for the cost of the renovation.