Hasty v. Meaders

Deen, Judge.

The appellant, defendant in the trial court, entered into a contract to construct a house for the plaintiff according to certain specifications. The plaintiff eventually filed suit alleging that 21 items had not been properly completed, and that late delivery of the premises had forced him to pay $475 in rent elsewhere for the interim period. The jury returned a verdict for $3,064, the exact amount sued for (disregarding an error in addition). The appellant contends that the verdict is without evidence to support it in the amount rendered, in that as to several items of damage the…