Court of Appeals of North Carolina October 4, 1983, 8229DC1055 (Stiles v. Charles M. Morgan Co., Inc.)

WHICHARD, Judge.

Plaintiffs purchased a newly constructed house from defendant for the sum of $51,500. After moving into the house, they discovered that the downstairs area leaked. The cost of repairing the leakage was $4,439.50. The cost of replacing paneling, molding, carpet, and other items damaged by the leakage was $1,131.17.