Spack v. Yakus

This is an action in contract in which the plaintiff seeks to recover a deposit given to the defendant toward the purchase of a vessel.

*56The answer is a general denial.

The court found for the plaintiff in the sum of $1,000.00, with interest and costs.

At the trial, the relevant evidence showed:

The plaintiff, John G. Spack, through his agent, Ronald H. Bookman, signed a purchase and sale agreement on July 20, 1977 for the purchase of a boat from the defendant, Milton Yakus.

The agreement provided for a $1,000.00 deposit which was paid to the defendant.

The agreement further provided that the…