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Greene v. Bryant

It did not appear that the jury was inflamed by the trial court's error in admitting evidence that the first appellant was incarcerated for a bribery conviction at the time of the trial, since the jury awarded the appellees no damages on its claim that he owed money after he breached a new home construction contract.

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Antebellum Homes, Inc. and its owner, Douglas Dountz, built a house for George and Elaine Greene. Following completion of the house, a subcontractor filed suit against Antebellum Homes and Dountz, who then filed a third-party complaint against the Greenes, asserting that the Greenes breached their contract with Antebellum.1 The Greenes counterclaimed against Antebellum Homes and Dountz, alleging, inter alia, that Antebellum Homes and Dountz had breached the contract, negligently constructed the home, and breached an express warranty. The Greenes sought attorney fees and damages. Following trial, a jury found the Greenes liable to Antebellum Homes and Dountz for money owed under the contract, but awarded no damages, and the trial court entered judgment on the verdict. The Greenes appeal, arguing that the evidence demanded a verdict in their favor. The Greenes also assert that the trial court abused its discretion in admitting certain evidence during trial. For reasons that follow, we affirm.

” ‘Where a jury returns a verdict and it has the approval of the trial judge, we must affirm on appeal if there is any evidence to support it.’ “ 2 Viewed in this manner, the evidence shows that Dountz owns Antebellum Homes, a general contracting company that builds custom homes. In 1998, the Greenes signed a contract with Antebellum Homes to build a house. Under the contract, the Greenes agreed to pay for “the cost of the work and materials, and a contractor’s fee of 10 of the actual cost of the dwelling.” The estimated cost of the home was approximately $1.7 million.

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