Koets, Inc. v. Benveniste

169 Ga. App. 352 (1983)

312 S.E.2d 846

KOETS, INC.

v.

BENVENISTE et al.

66344.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided December 5, 1983.

Rehearing Denied December 20, 1983.

Timothy J. Sweeney, Perry A. Phillips, for appellant.

George S. Stern, Shiel G. Edlin, for appellees.

SOGNIER, Judge.

Morris and Marilyn Benveniste, purchasers, sued Koets, Inc. (Koets), vendor, to recover $15,000 earnest money paid at the time the parties entered into a real estate sales contract for the purchase of a house and lot. Koets counterclaimed for damages resulting from the Benvenistes' alleged breach of the contract. The…