December 8, 2003

Photographs, Expert Witness and Discovery Strategy Enables Contractor To Prevail Over Homeowner

Pittsburgh Construction Company vs. Paul Griffith And Saundra Griffith

A homeowner was determined to be in breach of contract for withholding the last two draws on construction of a new home delivered four months late and with alleged defects. The enterprising attorney for the contractor proved that one who lives in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones, successfully undermining the owner’s expert, another homebuilder, with examples from the expert’s own product that contradicted the expert’s testimony. Additionally, the attorney accomplished this with photographs withheld from discovery but which were nevertheless admitted into evidence by the trial court.

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