Legal Opinion
Grimm v. FD Borkholder Co., Inc.
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided September 20, 1983No. 4-982A268PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONOVER, Presiding Judge.
James L. and Mary H. Grimm (Grimms) brought this action against F.D. Borkholder Co., Inc., (Borkholder) alleging breach of express and implied warranties, negligence and fraud. The trial court entered summary judgment for Borkholder.
We affirm.
ISSUE
A single issue is dispositive of this appeal:
Whether the release executed by the Grimms barred their action as a matter of law.
FACTS
On August 24, 1977, the Grimms entered into a contract with Borkholder for construction of a grain storage building. The contract provided the building would hold 22,044 bushels of shelled corn…
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