Moore v. McCarty's Heritage, Inc.

Defendant, McCarty's Heritage, Inc., appeals from a judgment on a jury verdict of $13,500 in favor of plaintiffs, Fred H. and Patricia Moore, rendered in the Wood County Common Pleas Court. This action arose from the claimed negligent construction of a house in Bowling Green by defendant, which was sold by defendant to plaintiffs under a written contract.

The house was in a stage of partial construction when the contract of sale for a price of $41,900 was signed on February 14, 1973. Possession was given to plaintiffs, the purchase money and deed exchanged, and the sale closed on May 23, 1973.…