Heaton v. Benton Construction Co.

Plaintiffs filed this action for damages, asserting that defendants’ negligence caused the foundation of their home to shift during its construction. Defendant Benton Construction Company, doing business as Great Lakes Superior Walls (Great Lakes), appeals by right the judgment entered after a jury verdict finding it 60 percent negligent and defendants Pristine Home Builders (Pristine) and Daniel J. Bonawitt (Bonawitt) 40 percent negligent. Great Lakes also appeals the trial court’s order granting partial remittitur of the $272,500 jury award in plaintiffs’ favor to $195,000, as the amount…