Schmunk v. Berkey Housing Development Corp.

Plaintiffs in the Schmunk ease have had a jury verdict for $300, and plaintiffs Alcott a verdict for $375 for the breach of substantially identical contracts calling for the construction by the respective defendants of a one-family house in a development known as Fairview Terrace Tract in the village of Chittenango, New York. From the judgments entered upon such verdicts defendants appeal to this court. The particular breach alleged in each ease is the failure of defendants to construct a proper sewerage disposal unit. In each case the purchase price of the house was $5,000, to be financed by…