Metz v. Quaker Highlands, Inc.

POPOVICH, Judge:

The defendant/appellant, Quaker Highlands, Inc., appeals the order (reduced to judgment) awarding treble damages in the amount of $122,714.97 to the plaintiffs/appellees, George T. Metz and Marianne C. Mnich, pursuant to Pennsylvania's Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law (UTPCPL). 1 We affirm.

The record discloses that the plaintiffs entered into a contract with the defendant to purchase land tp build a home. The purchase was predicated upon the defendant’s representation that the lot consisted of back-fill between two to eight feet in depth. However, when the…