Legal Opinion
Leko v. Cornerstone Bldg. Inspection Serv.
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 31, 2001No. B137570PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COFFEE, J.
May a realtor who is sued for negligent nondisclosure of defects in real property obtain equitable indemnity from a home inspection company that allegedly breached its duty to the purchaser to discover and disclose the same defects? Yes. May that same realtor seek equitable indemnity when the home inspection company prepared its report for a different prospective purchaser, in connection with a previous transaction involving the same property? Yes, so long as the home inspection company intended or knew with substantial certainty that its report would be used in subsequent…
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