WALPOLE WOODWORKERS, INC. v. MANNING

No. 18778.

57 A.3d 730 (2012)

307 Conn. 582

WALPOLE WOODWORKERS, INC. v. Sid MANNING.

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided December 18, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David L. Gussak , Farmington, for the appellant (defendant).

Brent M. Stratton , for the appellee (plaintiff).

ROGERS, C.J., and NORCOTT, PALMER, ZARELLA, EVELEIGH and HARPER, Js.


ROGERS, C.J.

The sole issue in this appeal is the measure of damages that a contractor who fails to meet certain requirements of the Home Improvement Act (act), General Statutes (Rev. to 2003) § 20-429 et seq., may recover in quantum meruit when the homeowner invokes the act in bad faith. We hold that, on the facts of this case, the unpaid balance of the contract price is an appropriate measure of damages in restitution, and we affirm the decision of the Appellate...

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