Legal Opinion

RET Corp. v. Frank Paxton Co., Inc.

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided January 19, 1983No. 67470PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARRIS, Justice.

Defendant-builder and two architects were sued on a claim they had breached a building contract, express and implied warranties, and were negligent in supplying defective exterior wall components with factory affixed insulation. The trial court found defendant-builder liable to the plaintiff in the amount of $992,878.84 plus interest. Although the two architects were found negligent the trial court found their negligence was not a concurrent cause of plaintiff’s injury. The defendant-builder has brought this appeal. We affirm.

In 1972 plaintiff 1 built a 72 unit apartment…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Meyer v. NottgerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1976
  2. Goetzman v. WichernSupreme Court of Iowa · 1982
  3. Larsen v. United Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
  4. Westway Trading Corp. v. River Terminal Corp.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1982
  5. Schiltz v. Cullen-Schiltz & Associates, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1975

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3Cited by54 opinions

  1. Harsha v. State Savings BankSupreme Court of Iowa · 1984
  2. Royal Indemnity Co. v. Factory Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2010
  3. Channon v. United Parcel Service, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2001
  4. Coker v. Abell-Howe Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1992
  5. Flom v. StahlySupreme Court of Iowa · 1997

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