Farrington v. Freeman

Plaintiff is a building contractor. On October 3, 1956, he entered into a written contract with defendant K. J. Freeman for the erection of a home at a price of $15,900. He promptly proceeded to erect the home. In March 1957 defendants moved into the basement. By August 1957 plaintiff had finished the house, and defendants occupied the full home. They had paid $12,500 on the contract. In August of 1957 they refused to pay any more, claiming there were certain defects in the house for which they should have credit, and for which they filed a counterclaim in this action. On January 2, 1958,…