Keiber v. Spicer Construction Co.

Fain, Judge.

Plaintiffs-appellants, Kingsley and Linda Keiber, appeal from a jury verdict in their favor, in the amount of $11,666, for cost-of-repair damages stemming from the construction of a new home they purchased from defendant-appellee, Spicer Construction Company (“Spicer”).

We conclude that although the Ohio Consumer Sales Practices Act (“OCSPA”), R.C. Chapter 1345, does not apply to isolated, “pure” real-estate transactions involving the purchase and sale of land and any pre-existing improvements, it does apply to transactions that include a contract to construct a residence, because…