Legal Opinion
Fuentes v. Christina Perez
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 21, 1977No. Civ. 39616PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ELKINGTON, J.
This case concerns the right of one, who as a proximate result of another’s tortious breach of contract has suffered damages to his property, to recover, in addition to such damages, damages for emotional distress which also proximately resulted from the tortious breach.
Defendants were licensed contractors (hereafter for convenience, “contractor”). The contractor undertook some construction work on top of plaintiffs’ home which necessitated removal of all or a portion of its roof. About 1 p.m., September 25, 1972, while the roof was in that condition, plaintiffs advised…
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3Cited by31 opinions
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