Ducote v. Katz

BEER, Judge.

Failure to pass an act of sale pursuant to the terms of a written agreement precipitated this action by the allegedly thwarted purchasers, Kenneth and Deborah Ducote, against owner, Albert Katz, and realtor, Patio Realty, Inc. The Ducotes sought return of their deposit, an award of an equal amount as a penalty, and legal fees.1

The Ducotes’ interest in certain architectural features of the house they sought to purchase, considered with the warning of friends who had heard of instances of such features being ripped out of homes just before their being sold, led the Ducotes to…