4.  The applicant was born in 1925 and lives in Szolnok. 5.  In 1992 several individuals, including the applicant, signed a contract with a view to building an apartment house in common. 6.  In the context of an ensuing dispute about the respective contributions, on 2 May 1995 five participants of the building project brought an action against the applicant. On 10 October 1995 they amended their claims. 7.  On 17 October 1996 the Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County Regional Court appointed the Jászberény District Court to hear the case. On 12 December 1997 the case was eventually transferred to the Kunszent-márton District Court. On 10 February 1998 it was given priority. 8.  Between 10 March 1998 and 7 October 1999 the court held numerous hearings and obtained the opinion of an expert. On 17 December 1999 it dismissed the action and the applicant's counterclaims. 9.  On appeal, on 31 May 2000 the Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County Regional Court quashed part of this decision, remitting it to the first-instance court, and upheld the remainder. In the latter respect, on 12 December 2002 the Supreme Court dismissed the plaintiffs' petition for review. 10.  In the resumed first-instance proceedings, several hearings took place and two expert opinions were obtained between 14 March 2001 and 27 August 2003. On 10 October 2003 the District Court accepted the plaintiffs' action in part, and dismissed the majority of the applicant's counterclaims. 11.  On appeal, on 9 June 2004 the Regional Court amended the first-instance decision. On 16 December 2004 the Supreme Court dismissed the applicant's petition for review.