Finley-Gordon Carpet Co. v. Bay Shore Homes, Inc.

Defendant, Bay Shores Homes, appeals from a judgment awarding plaintiff partnership, Finley-Gordon Carpet Co., $18,864 plus interest and costs for carpeting installed under contract.

Plaintiff installed carpeting in defendant’s apartments by the “taekless strip method.” The apartments, 10 two-story units of four apartments each, were designed so carpets could be interchanged between rooms in an apartment and between apartments. The tackless strip method involves cutting carpet to room size; nailing strips of wood containing little barbs or tacks sticking up toward the wall at a 60 degree angle…