Gibbs v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.

62 So.2d 599 (1952)

GIBBS

v.

HARTFORD ACCIDENT & INDEMNITY CO.

Supreme Court of Florida, Division A.

December 19, 1952.

Rehearing Denied February 5, 1953.

Turnbull & Pepper, Tallahassee, for appellant.

LeRoy Collins, of Ausley, Collins & Truett, Tallahassee, for appellee.

HOBSON, Justice.

Appellant, Robert Louis Gibbs, being desirous of building a home on a lot which he owned in Betton Hills, Tallahassee, Florida, entered into a contract with one Boyd L. Jones, Jr., a building contractor. Jones agreed, for a consideration of $27,000, to construct a dwelling house for Gibbs according to certain…