A Chester County jury has returned a $20 million verdict for a country-club operations company that alleged a developer breached an agreement to build a residential community.

The jury returned the verdict in Applecross Club Operations v. Pulte Homes of PA late Monday after more than two weeks of trial.

According to the plaintiff's pretrial memo, the dispute arose after developer Pulte Homes failed to build more than 1,000 units on a residential community surrounding a golf course in Chester County. The plaintiff, Applecross Club Operations, contended the developer had agreed to build more than 1,000 properties on split parcels in East Brandywine and West Brandywine. The West Brandywine portion was to include about 375 age-restricted units, the memo said.