Detar v. Coast Venture XXVX, Inc.

*320 Opinion

SCHALLER, J.

The defendant, Coast Venture XXVX, Inc., appeals from the judgment, rendered after a trial to the court, in favor of the plaintiff, Frederick W. Detar. On appeal, the defendant claims that the court (1) improperly concluded that the liquidated damages clause of the underlying contract was inapplicable under the circumstances of this case and (2) incorrectly calculated the damages it awarded to the plaintiff. We agree and reverse, in part, the judgment of the court.

The following facts and procedural history are relevant to our resolution of the defendant’s appeal. In July,…