RICHARDSON v. WILSON

No. BI-368.

490 So.2d 1039 (1986)

James J. RICHARDSON and Carolyn E. Richardson, Appellants, v. R.L. WILSON and Lawrence Stoutamire, Jr., a Florida Partnership, D/B/a Alpine Villas, and As Individuals, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

June 27, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

F. Alan Cummings and John M. Alford, of Holland & Knight, Tallahassee, for appellants.

Kenneth G. Oertel and Martha J. Edenfield, of Oertel & Hoffman, Tallahassee, for appellees.


WENTWORTH, Judge.

Appellants seek review of an order denying their motion for a new trial. They contend the lower court's instruction to the jury improperly placed upon them, as plaintiffs below, the burden of proving construction defects were latent. We disagree and affirm.

Appellants in 1973 contracted with appellees to construct a complex of residential units. The units were completed and appellants took possession in March 1974. Appellants filed suit in...

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