WATERS v. KEY COLONY EAST, INC.

No. 76-835.

345 So.2d 367 (1977)

George P. WATERS and Charles F. Duchein, Appellants, v. KEY COLONY EAST, INC., et al., Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

Rehearing Denied May 23, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Horan & Finley, Key West, for appellants.

A.M. Schwitalla, Miami, for appellees.

Before PEARSON and BARKDULL, JJ., and CHARLES CARROLL (Ret.), Associate Judge.


PER CURIAM.

The trial judge refused to return a down payment or deposit to a prospective purchaser under a deposit receipt contract involving real property, and refused to award the seller damages beyond the sum fixed as liquidated damages under the agreement. We affirm.

A party to a contract cannot take advantage of his own wrongdoing to avoid responsibility thereunder. Walker v. Chancey, 96 Fla. 82, 117 So. 705 (1928); Chatlos v. Morse Auto Rentals...

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