Freemond v. Branson

Summary

Two-week jury trial in construction related breach of contract suit involving a $4.37 million dollar mansion.

Outcome

Fault: Branson-20%, Goldsetin-0%. Alan Freemond-10%, Clara Freemond-10%, Russo-30%, Connie McGinnis-30%
Difference in purchase price: 1,200,000
Consequential Damages; 282,958.66

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Freemond, Alan
Defense: Branson, Robin
Verdict: $1,482,959

Judge: David French
Jurisdiction: 15th Judicial Circuit of Florida
Court: Palm Beach County Courthouse

Case Number: 2007CA007668
Industry: Construction
Practice Area: Construction Law

Plaintiff

Freemond, Alan

Represented By:
Schwarzberg, Steven (Schwarzberg & Associates)
Raleigh, Kerry (Schwarzberg & Associates)

Defense

Branson, Robin

Sessions

Attorney
Witness
Witness Expertise
Type
Description

AM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:27:21	Opening Statement	Raleigh, Kerry
01:02:11	Break
01:14:34	Opening Statement	Howard, John
01:47:26	End of Session

PM Session

Openings

10 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Raleigh, Kerry	Branson, Robert	In Person
00:34:47	Witness Cross Examination	Jones, M. Goeffrey	Branson, Robert	In Person
01:13:50	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Raleigh, Kerry	Branson, Robert	In Person
01:21:51	Break
02:24:37	Witness Direct Examination	Schwarzberg, Steven	Goldstein, Glenn	In Person
03:22:10	End of Session

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Howard, John	Goldstein, Glenn	In Person
01:18:00	Witness Cross Examination	Jones, M. Goeffrey	Goldstein, Glenn	In Person
01:46:54	General Case Activities		Goldstein, Glenn	In Person
01:51:41	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

7 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Raleigh, Kerry	Lunn, Terence	In Person
00:46:09	Witness Cross Examination	Jones, M. Goeffrey	Lunn, Terence	In Person
01:10:09	Break
01:43:50	Witness Cross Examination	Howard, John	Lunn, Terence	In Person
02:10:27	Witness Cross Examination	Jones, M. Goeffrey	Lunn, Terence	In Person
02:26:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Raleigh, Kerry	Lunn, Terence	In Person
02:34:52	End of Session

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

4 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Howard, John	Epstein, William	Legal	In Person
01:06:02	Witness Cross Examination	Jones, M. Goeffrey	Epstein, William	Legal	In Person
01:34:57	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Howard, John	Epstein, William	Legal	In Person
01:41:50	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

9 Chapters

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Raleigh, Kerry	Burn, Mark	In Person
00:30:31	Witness Cross Examination	Howard, John	Burn, Mark	In Person
01:11:09	Witness Cross Examination	Jones, M. Goeffrey	Burn, Mark	In Person
01:32:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Raleigh, Kerry	Burn, Mark	In Person
01:43:46	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

12 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Raleigh, Kerry	Mcginnis, Connie		In Person
00:13:29	Witness Cross Examination	Howard, John	Mcginnis, Connie		In Person
00:24:44	Witness Cross Examination	Jones, M. Goeffrey	Mcginnis, Connie		In Person
00:54:33	Witness Direct Examination	Raleigh, Kerry	Ruffner, Bob		In Person
01:07:30	Break
01:51:10	Witness Cross Examination	Howard, John	Ruffner, Bob		In Person
02:11:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Raleigh, Kerry	Ruffner, Bob		In Person
02:14:05	Witness Direct Examination	Raleigh, Kerry	Kascal, Katherine	Other	In Person
02:19:20	Witness Cross Examination	Howard, John	Kascal, Katherine	Other	In Person
02:28:31	Witness Cross Examination	Jones, M. Goeffrey	Kascal, Katherine	Other	In Person
03:24:01	End of Session
02:41:23	Witness Direct Examination	Raleigh, Kerry	Freemond, Clara		In Person

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Howard, John	Freemond, Clara	In Person
00:06:25	Witness Cross Examination	Jones, M. Goeffrey	Freemond, Clara	In Person
00:09:20	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Raleigh, Kerry	Freemond, Clara	In Person
00:43:56	Witness Direct Examination	Raleigh, Kerry	Freemond, Alan Sr.	In Person
01:17:34	Witness Cross Examination	Howard, John	Freemond, Alan Sr.	In Person
01:48:40	End of Session

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Jones, M. Goeffrey	Freemond, Alan Sr.	In Person
00:38:21	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Raleigh, Kerry	Freemond, Alan Sr.	In Person
00:46:26	Witness Direct Examination	Raleigh, Kerry	Bailey, Graham	In Person
00:57:55	Witness Cross Examination	Howard, John	Bailey, Graham	In Person
01:16:30	Break
01:43:05	Witness Cross Examination	Howard, John	Bailey, Graham	In Person
01:54:43	Witness Cross Examination	Jones, M. Goeffrey	Bailey, Graham	In Person
02:18:25	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Raleigh, Kerry	Bailey, Graham	In Person
02:29:29	Witness Direct Examination	Raleigh, Kerry	Smitch, Steven	In Person
02:43:13	Witness Cross Examination	Howard, John	Smitch, Steven	In Person
03:00:52	Witness Cross Examination	Jones, M. Goeffrey	Smitch, Steven	In Person
03:48:47	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Raleigh, Kerry	Smitch, Steven	In Person
03:53:58	End of Session

JUL

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

10 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Raleigh, Kerry	Freemond, Alan Sr.		In Person
00:02:36	Witness Cross Examination	Howard, John	Freemond, Alan Sr.		In Person
00:03:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Raleigh, Kerry	Freemond, Alan Sr.		In Person
00:05:27	Witness Direct Examination	Howard, John	Branson, Robert		In Person
00:16:36	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, M. Goeffrey	Branson, Robert		In Person
00:29:44	Break
00:40:41	Witness Direct Examination	Howard, John	Branson, Robert		In Person
00:42:44	Witness Cross Examination	Raleigh, Kerry	Branson, Robert		In Person
00:54:01	Witness Direct Examination	Howard, John	Callos, John	Engineering	In Person
01:45:08	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

13 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Raleigh, Kerry	Callos, John	Engineering	In Person
00:31:28	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Howard, John	Callos, John	Engineering	In Person
00:41:20	Witness Direct Examination	Howard, John	Turkbel, Allan		In Person
00:51:21	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, M. Goeffrey	Turkbel, Allan		In Person
01:14:40	Break
01:43:15	Witness Direct Examination	Howard, John	Walsh, Michael		In Person
01:53:26	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, M. Goeffrey	Walsh, Michael		In Person
02:04:24	Witness Cross Examination	Raleigh, Kerry	Walsh, Michael		In Person
02:06:07	Break
02:20:19	Witness Direct Examination	Howard, John	Erron, Jerry	Real Estate	In Person
02:33:50	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, M. Goeffrey	Erron, Jerry	Real Estate	In Person
02:40:18	Witness Cross Examination	Schwarzberg, Steven	Erron, Jerry	Real Estate	In Person
03:12:27	End of Session

JUL

AM Session

Defense Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, M. Goeffrey	Macquillinso, Anthony Charles	Real Estate	In Person
00:15:40	Witness Cross Examination	Schwarzberg, Steven	Macquillinso, Anthony Charles	Real Estate	In Person
00:36:52	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Jones, M. Goeffrey	Macquillinso, Anthony Charles	Real Estate	In Person
00:39:29	Break
00:50:25	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, M. Goeffrey	Gecker, Daniel Allan		Transcript Reading
01:42:01	End of Session

PM Session

Defense Witness(es)

8 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, M. Goeffrey	Gecker, Daniel Allan		Transcript Reading
00:07:17	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, M. Goeffrey	Goldstein, Glenn		In Person
00:51:53	Witness Cross Examination	Schwarzberg, Steven	Goldstein, Glenn		In Person
01:03:58	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Jones, M. Goeffrey	Goldstein, Glenn		In Person
01:05:34	Break
01:33:46	Witness Direct Examination	Jones, M. Goeffrey	Snider, Jack	Public Health & Safety	In Person
01:51:35	Witness Cross Examination	Schwarzberg, Steven	Snider, Jack	Public Health & Safety	In Person
02:01:17	End of Session

JUL

AM Session

Oral Arguments

4 Chapters

PM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

PM Session

Verdict

3 Chapters

JUL

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Freemond v. Branson

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

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			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:02:42	Break
		02:33:14	General Case Activities
		02:43:35	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:24:04	Closing Statement	Raleigh, Kerry
01:24:15	Closing Statement	Howard, John
02:06:15	Break
02:38:57	Closing Statement	Jones, M. Goeffrey
03:26:45	Closing Statement	Raleigh, Kerry
03:39:36	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Witness Expertise	Presence
		00:00:00	Reading of the Verdict
		00:06:03	General Case Activities
		00:09:19	End of Session