Valley Steel Fabricators, Inc. v. Rogers

ADAMS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment based on a jury verdict against Valley Steel Fabricators, Inc. (“Valley Steel”), awarding $30,000 for breach of contract and $1,000 for reckless fraud. We affirm.

The record reveals that in July 1985 plaintiffs Sammy and Connie Rogers contracted with Valley Steel for the construction of a house on property owned by them in Limestone County. Although the Rog-erses executed a certificate of completion in February 1986, they argue that the house had not been completed at that time by Valley Steel. They contend that they were told that the execution…