Chill v. Kadean Construction Co.

CRIST, Judge.

Defendant-builder appeals from $1,000 judgment awarded at trial de novo in circuit court. Action, originally brought in small claims court, was for damages from alleged negligent construction of concrete patio at plaintiffs’ home. Plaintiffs-homeowners obtained judgment in small claims court and again at trial de novo. We affirm.

In its first point relied on, builder alleges error in the procedures employed at the trial de novo: failure to follow the rules of evidence, admission of hearsay declarations, and denial of a request for findings of fact and conclusions of law. As…