DeBettencourt v. Aronson

After a two-day jury-waived trial of this residential construction case, judgment was entered in favor of the plaintiff-contractor on his complaint against the defendant-homeowners, and in favor of the homeowners on their counterclaim against the contractor. By way of this Dist./Mun. Cts. R. A D. A, Rule 8A, expedited appeal by the defendants, we are now presented with a single question for review: whether the trial judge erred in finding that the written contract between the parties complied with the provisions of G.L.c. 142A. We find that the contract does violate c. 142A and that a…