Jerry's Homes, Inc. v. Tamko Roofing Products, Inc.

Jerry’s Homes, Inc., (Jerry’s) is a tract builder of single family homes. Jerry’s filed a complaint alleging diversity of citizenship, alleging damages stemming from defective shingles manufactured by Tamko Roofing Products, Inc. (Tamko) and installed on homes built by Jerry’s. Jerry’s sought recovery based upon theories of fraud and promissory estoppel. Tamko filed a summary judgment motion seeking dismissal of Jerry’s complaint. The magistrate judge 1 granted summary judgment on the fraud claims.

The promissory estoppel claim was tried to the jury, save for the fourth element, “the…