Briggs v. Woodfin

The defendant-builder Briggs appeals from a judgment awarding damages of $5,000 to plaintiffs for breach of contract.

In May 1978 defendant Briggs agreed to build and sell, and plaintiffs, Mr. and Mrs. Woodfin, agreed to buy certain real estate with improvements. There was a written contract of sale upon which addenda were handwritten by each party.

The lot on which the house was situated sloped very steeply upwards at the rear. A dirt bank was located only seven feet away from the house wall. This bank was some fifteen feet in height. The trial court found that the defendant, in reply to…