Fudally v. Ching Johnson Builders, Inc.

OPINION

PARKER, Judge.

This is an action to recover damages for appellant-contractor’s negligent construction of a porch addition to respondent’s home. The contractor counterclaimed for the balance due on the contract. The jury found the contractor negligent in the design or construction of the addition and assessed $7,000 in damages. The contractor appeals from a denial of its motion for a new trial. We affirm.

FACTS

In 1979 respondent Lenore Fudally and her now-deceased husband contracted with appellant Ching Johnson Builders, Inc. (Ching Johnson), a remodeling contracting company, to build a…