Fitz v. Coutinho

This appeal arises from an action for breach of contract brought by the plaintiff, Richard Fitz, a timber buyer, against the defendant, John Coutinho, owner of a 150-acre wooded lot. The Superior Court (Gray, J.) found that Coutinho breached a contract authorizing Fitz to enter and remove certain trees from Coutinho’s *723lot. The trial court awarded Fitz the total amount of lost profits he could have realized on resale of saw timber and firewood from the lot, and allowed Coutinho to recoup an amount for the timber that Fitz removed from the lot and sold. We affirm the trial court’s decision on…