Legal Opinion
Guthrie v. Greenfield
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 7, 1954No. 1567PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
This was a suit for breach of warranty. Guthrie, defendant in the trial court, built a home in nearby Maryland and sold it to plaintiff, appellee herein. Included in the sales contract was a warranty reading: “basement guaranteed dry for a period of one year.” The plaintiff took possession of the house during the latter part of January 1953 and two or three weeks thereafter noticed that the basement floor was constantly wet. Numerous demands were made on defendant to remedy the condition, and at his suggestion plaintiff installed two dehumidifiers. The basement still…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bigelow v. RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Zellan v. ColeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- Foley Corp. v. DoveDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1954
- Stern v. Ace Wrecking Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1944
- District News Co. v. GoldbergDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1954
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Fowler v. A & A Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970
- District Concrete Co. v. Bernstein Concrete Corp.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- R. S. Willard Co. v. Columbia Van Lines Moving & Storage Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1969
- Haviland v. DawsonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1965
- Fowler v. a & a COMPANYDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1970