Overcast v. Baldwin

By a written contract the defendant-appellant agreed to build a home for plaintiff-appellee for $20,000.00, including the basement. At the conclusion of the construction, defendant furnished plaintiff with a written warranty covering “ * * * any work found to be defective in workmanship or materials * * *The walls of the basement of the home started to crack and would have collapsed and dropped the house if plaintiff had not employed someone else to restore them and place the structure on an adequate foundation.

The defendant claimed he had only signed the contract and warranty as an…