Padula v. J. J. Deb-Cin Homes, Inc.

This is a civil action to recover damages in the amount of $3,000 from a defendant contractor alleged to have resulted from a breach of the contractor’s implied warranty of habitability of a dwelling house. After a trial to a jury in the Superior Court, a verdict was returned for the defendant. The plaintiffs then filed a motion for a new trial and subsequently a motion for a directed verdict. Their motion for a new trial was granted on the issue of damages only, and their motion for a directed verdict was granted with respect to liability. The defendant is now prosecuting an appeal in this…