Greco v. Mancini

OPINION

KELLEHER, Justice.

This Superior Court litigation involves “problem real estate,” a high water table, and a registered professional engineer whose negligence or deviousness gave rise to the problem that belongs to the plaintiffs. On July 30, 1973, the plaintiffs, Earl M. Greco and his wife Antonetta, agreed in writing to purchase from Continental Land Co. for $12,700 a lot of land situated on Forest Lane in East Greenwich and described in various documents as lot No. 4 on the Chessbrook Plat. The Grecos paid a deposit of $1,000, and the balance of the purchase price was to be paid on or…