Gordon v. Southgate Park Corp.

On January 13, 1958, Gordon made a contract with Southgate Park Corp. (Southgate) to purchase for $36,800 two lots of land “together with the house to be constructed thereon” by Southgate in accordance with carefully drawn, detailed specifications. Conveyance was to be made on June 1, 1958. Under the contract Southgate agreed to allow Gordon “to have access to and inspect the work during its progress.” A substantial number of items in the specifications were in one aspect or another to be accomplished in a manner “to be selected by” Gordon.

By the time he signed the contract Gordon had paid to…