DiMare v. Capaldi

The plaintiffs, by their bill for declaratory relief against one Frank Capaldi and his father, ask that the court determine (a) what persons are parties to a written contract with the plaintiffs for the construction of a dwelling in Belmont and (b) “the validity and construction of” the contract and “the damage sustained ... by the fraud, negligence, improper and faulty construction, delay and improper materials, and the wilful and deliberate departure from the plans and specifications, in connection with the construction.” The somewhat ambiguous contract for the construction of the house in…