Binswanger Glass Co. v. Sanders

BOUTALL, Judge.

The defendant, Irwin R. Sanders, appeals a judgment in the amount of $2,649.00 plus costs rendered against him in his absence and the denial of his motion for new trial. *1330We affirm, finding that the trial judge did not abuse his discretion under the facts of this case.

FACTS

In 1976, appellant, an attorney, had some remodeling work on his law office done by plaintiff company, totalling approximately $8,000.00.

Appellant paid $5,500.00 of the amount ■ he owed, but withheld the remainder because of alleged uncorrected defects in plaintiffs work. He alleges that the plate glass…