Benchmark Builders, Inc. v. Schultz

Benham, Justice.

This appeal comes to us from our grant of a petition for writ of certiorari from a decision of the Court of Appeals in Benchmark Builders, Inc. v. Schultz, 315 Ga. App. 64 (726 SE2d 556) (2012). For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the Court of Appeals’ decision.

As more fully set forth in the previous reported opinions in this case,1 Stephen and Elizabeth Schultz contracted with Benchmark Builders, Inc. for the construction of a home. The Schultzes refused to close because they claimed the home was not built in conformance with the contract, and Benchmark sued for…