Dato v. Mascarello

Plaintiff-counterdefendant Louis Dato (plaintiff) 1 appeals from a judgment order in favor of defendant-counterplaintiff Arthur Mascarello (defendant) in an action arising from a commercial real estate transaction. Plaintiff contends that the trial court erred in its award and calculation of damages on defendant’s counterclaim.

The facts of the case, which are largely undisputed, will be set forth only to the extent they are relevant to the issue presented. On July 3, 1979, the parties executed a written contract for the sale and purchase of a parcel of commercial property in Bellwood,…