Whittaker v. Todd

SMITH, Judge.

Alec Whittaker (“plaintiff’) appeals the trial court’s dismissal of his action for monetary damages for defective installation and workmanship of a porch roof on his residence. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm.

The pertinent factual and procedural history is as follows: On 22 January 1991, plaintiff contracted with Robert W. Todd d/b/a/ Southern Exteriors (“defendant”) for defendant to replace the porch roof at Whittaker’s home. The written contract provides: “All workmanship guaranteed for as long as you own home; materials as specified by manufacturer.” While painting…