David Vance v. Francisco Lozano

OPINION

VAIDIK, Judge.

Case Summary

David Vance hired Rock Solid Concrete Inc. and Francisco Lozano 1 to do some concrete work at his Fort Wayne home. Over a year later, his driveway had some pitting. The parties disagreed over what caused the pitting and brought in a third party, who concluded that the pitting was caused by road salt — not bad concrete. Nevertheless, negotiations continued and Rock Solid agreed to replace the driveway at no cost to Vance. When Rock Solid did not timely follow through with its promise, Vance sued in small-claims court. The small-claims court found that Rock…