Crosby Development Corp. v. Laker

DUFRESNE, Judge.

This is an appeal by Yvonne and Leonard Laker, defendants-appellants, from a judgment forfeiting their $33,500.00 deposit on a condominium which they contracted to have built, but upon its completion, refused to purchase. The Lakers asserted at trial that Crosby Development Corporation, (CDC) plaintiff-appellee, did not construct the residence according to the original contract specifications, and did not deliver timely a merchantable title. The trial judge rejected both assertions and found instead that the unit was properly built and that there were no defects in the title…