Hayes v. Intermountain Geoenvironmental Servs. Inc.
Court of Appeals of Utah
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Judge:
¶1 A little more than a year after they built their "dream home," Kim and Nancy Hayes (Plaintiffs) began to notice cracks in the house's foundation and walls, and soon learned that the soil beneath the house was unstable. More than a decade earlier, Intermountain GeoEnvironmental Services Inc. (IGES) had, at the request of a developer (Developer), authored a geotechnical report concluding that residential construction could occur on the site provided certain precautions were taken. After learning that their house was built on unstable soil, Plaintiffs filed suit against IGES,…
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