Nimmons v. Lyon & Healy

Mr. Justice Holdom delivered the opinion of the court. 3. Estoppel, § 63*—when presentation of hill for amount less than contract price not. estoppel to recover contract price. An architect who agrees to draw plans and specifications for a building for a certain price may not be denied a lien for the contract price, upon performance of the contract, because he presented a bill for a lesser amount, where such bill was intended as a compromise and was not accepted.