Abbott v. Haga

JAMES K. PREWITT, Judge.

William Abbott (“Appellant”) appeals from a judgment in which he was awarded the balance left on a contract for the construction of a levee on Mike Haga’s (“Respondent”) property, but ordered to pay damages on Respondent’s counterclaim for breach of contract that charged the construction was defective and completed in an unworkmanlike manner.

With two interrelated points relied on, Appellant argues that 1) the trial court’s finding that the levee would eventually fail and its repair would require rebuilding was based on expert testimony that was not given to a…