Picard Building Corp. v. Tramonte

YELVERTON, Judge.

This is a suit by the builder against the owner for the balance due on a construction contract, and a reconventional demand by the owner for the costs of replacing certain defective work. The trial court found that both parties proved their demands; however, the costs of replacing the unsuitable materials which the contractor placed into the building more than offset the principal demand. Judgment was accordingly granted in favor of the owner on the reconvention and the builder appealed. We affirm.

Most of the arguments raised on appeal rest on one premise: the contention that…