Simas v. House of Cabinets, Inc.

These cross appeals arise from an eight year old dispute between Simas, a homeowner, and the House of Cabinets, Inc., a building contractor (contractor), over a home-improvement project gone awry. After nonbinding arbitration pursuant to G. L. c. 142A, the case was heard de nova in the Superior Court. A jury returned a verdict for the contractor on Simas’s claim for breach of contract; however, the trial judge reserved a related claim under G. L. c. 93A, § 9, and decided it in favor of Simas. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that neither party’s appeal has merit, and we affirm.

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