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IN AND FOR NEW CASTLE COUNTY

BRUCE STABLEY  )  
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Plaintiff,  )  
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v.  )  C.A. CPU 4-08-001359  
)  
HOMESTEAD GENERAL  )  
CONTRACTING, INC.  )  
And DAVID CARR,  )  
)  
Defendants  )  

Submitted: September 10, 2010
Decided: October 11, 2010

Donald L. Gouge, Esquire B. Brian Brittingham, Esquire 800 King Street, Suite 303 Schmittinger & Rodriguez, P.A.
P.O. Box 1674 P.O. Box 497
Wilmington, DE 19899-1674 Dover, DE 19903-0497 Attorney for Plaintiff Attorney for Defendants
DECISION AFTER TRIAL
Plaintiff, Bruce Stabley (herein Plaintiff or Stabley), filed a claim against Defendants, Homestead General Contracting, Inc., and David Carr (herein Defendant or Homestead or Carr), for alleged breach of a construction contract and sought damages of $31,000. Plaintiff alleged a failure to complete the contract, failure to perform work in a workmanlike manner, and a breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
Homestead denied the claim and asserted a counterclaim against Stabley for $8,500. Carr, the Chief Officer of the corporation Homestead, denied any personal responsibility for any damages.
claim for no personal liability in this case was granted.

Pertinent Facts
The Court finds the following pertinent facts:
Stabley decided to add a four car garage and a master bedroom suite to his existing home in 2008. He retained Ben Kisielewski, a building designer, who had done work for him previously, to prepare design plans for the project. (PX1).
Stabley was referred to Homestead by Carr

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