Goggin v. Fox Valley Construction Corp.

Plaintiffs, James R. and Mary E. Goggin, filed suit for money damages in the circuit court of Cook County against defendant Fox Valley Construction Corp., for the breach of an implied warranty of quality of design, workmanship, and material in the sale of a new home constructed and sold by defendant. A jury returned a verdict for plaintiffs in the amount of *10,500, and judgment was entered upon the verdict. Defendant appeals, arguing that Illinois courts have not recognized such an implied warranty of quality, that the jury was improperly instructed as to the measure of the plaintiffs’ damages,…