Kalman v. Bertacchi

This is the latest in a series of disputes between the defendants, Rino, Louis, and Mary Bertacchi, and the plaintiffs, William and Joyce Kalman. The litigation concerns a contract under which the defendants were to build a house, on land owned by them, for the plaintiffs.

In 1973 the plaintiffs brought suit seeking specific performance of the contract. A settlement agreement was reached in court in 1976. Disputes concerning this agreement arose immediately after it was dictated to the court reporter. The defendants appealed and this court affirmed the trial court’s finding that the settlement…