Newcum v. Lawson

OPINION

DONNELLY, Chief Judge.

Defendants, L.E. Lawson and Bernadine Lawson, and third-party defendant, David H. Hunt, d/b/a Young America Enterprises, Inc. (Builder), have each appealed judgments entered by the trial court following a bench trial. The plaintiffs, Michael R. and Debra R. Newcum, purchased a home in the northeast heights of Albuquerque from L.E. Lawson and Bernadine Lawson. The Newcums sued the Lawsons for rescission, breach of contract, and damages arising from the sale of the property to them, alleging that the Lawsons had knowingly failed to disclose a serious defect in the…