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Puckett Construction (D) executed a contract with Hotel to be a general contractor of a Ramada Inn. D then got a bid from Custom Framing to perform framing work associated with the contract. D drafted and signed a subcontractor agreement on March 24, 1994, and forwarded it to Chamberlin (P) one of the partners of Custom. P and his partner made ten changes to the agreement and then signed the revised contract and returned it to D’s superintendent. The changes were accepted by D on April 14, 1994. Ten days prior to the start date, P called D and informed the receptionist that P would not begin work until Puckett himself had personally initialed the changes. D then sent a letter telling P that it would be hiring someone else for the job and in fact, did so. P sued D for breach of contract. P denied the existence of the contract. The Court directed a verdict to D and awarded D $11,405 on its counterclaim and gave D reasonable attorney fees and costs. P appealed.

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