North Greenville College v. Sherman Construction Co.

Ness, Justice:

Appellant North Greenville College brought suit against Sherman Construction Company, Inc. for breach of a construction contract. This appeal is from a jury verdict in favor of respondent Sherman on its counterclaim. We reverse.

Appellant contracted with Sherman to construct a library building at the College. Respondent was dismissed due to alleged improper construction, and the College retained $86,899.00 of the total contract price of $679,960.50. Appellant claimed the cost of the corrective work performed by Ralph Lee Construction Corporation and the diminution in value of the…