Oakhill Homes, Inc. v. State

ROBERT W. TYSON, Jr., Circuit Judge.

The defendant-appellant was tried without a jury and convicted of 31 counts of deceptive trade practices, pursuant to . Florida Statute 817.771. The trial judge sentenced the appellant to pay a fine of $250 on each count.

The appellant, builder and seller of homes, showed a model to prospective purchasers. Prospective purchasers signed contracts for the homes. The air-conditioners were placed in the homes several months after the contracts were signed. They were of insufficient and lesser capacity than the air-conditioners in the model home. All of the…