Altevogt v. Brinkoetter

The plaintiffs, Homer F. Altevogt and Sarah M. Altevogt, filed a complaint in the circuit court of Macon County on July 12, 1978, against Tom Brinkoetter and Company, the Citizens National Bank of Decatur, and John (Sonny) Hinton, Jr., seeking damages of $20,000 for alleged defects in a new house purchased from Tom Brinkoetter and Company and built by Hinton. The complaint was dismissed, as was a first amended complaint, and on March 9, 1979, the plaintiffs filed a second amended complaint which substituted Thomas B. Brinkoetter for Tom Brinkoetter and Company as the defendant from whom the…