Daniels v. Johnson

Beasley, Judge.

This appeal involves a broken real estate construction and sale contract. Defendant Johnson agreed to sell plaintiff Daniels a completed house including a lot for $275,000. As part of the consideration the contract provided: “$26,500 shall be advanced to Seller by Purchaser to be used in construction of the house and shall be non-refundable. Broker shall have no responsibilities for this advancement to Seller, which shall be credited by Seller to Purchaser at closing.” As a result of a dispute between the parties as to whether the house was being constructed in conformity to…