Wells v. Marleau

*786NEWMAN, J.

Defendants are the sellers of residential real property. In this action for breach of contract and fraud, they appeal from a judgment entered on June 18, 1984, on a jury verdict. Plaintiff buyers pleaded breach of contract and fraud and sought the same amount of compensatory damages of $8,500 on both claims and punitive damages on the fraud claim. They alleged that defendants had violated their agreement to provide a satisfactory septic system and concealed material facts concerning the condition of the system and the suitability of the surrounding soil. At the close of the evidence…