Semler v. Knowling

McGIVERIN, Justice.

Plaintiff Leo Semler seeks further review from the court of appeals decision reversing the district court’s judgment against defendant Bill Knowling, d/b/a Knowling Bros. Contracting Co., for breach of an implied warranty of fitness for a particular purpose in the installation of a sewer in Coralville, Iowa. Semler sustained damages due to the repeated back up of a cast iron, sewer line installed by Knowling, which deposited raw sewage on the basement floor of an apartment building owned by Semler. Knowling cross-petitioned against Frantz Construction Company, the general…