Chamlee v. Johnson-Rast and Hays

This is an appeal from a judgment for the defendants, Johnson-Rast and Hays, and Lewis "Hap" Gwaltney, in a case involving the construction and sale of a new house. The trial court, at the conclusion of the plaintiffs' case, directed a verdict in favor of Johnson-Rast and Hays and Gwaltney. On appeal, the plaintiffs, W. Brent Chamlee and Patricia Chamlee, raise issues concerning the propriety of the directed verdict and the exclusion of certain deposition testimony. We affirm.

In December 1986, the Chamlees contacted Diane Smith, an agent for Johnson-Rast and Hays, about a house they had…