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Standard Water Control Systems, Inc., plaintiff-appellees/counterclaim-defendants v. Michael D. Jones and Cori Jones, defendants-appellants/counterclaim-plaintiffs.

Court of Appeals of Iowa

Decided August 31, 2016No. 15-0458PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MCDONALD, Judge.

Mike and Cori Jones contracted with Standard Water Control Systems to waterproof the basement of their residence: Standard Water started work on July 15, 2013. While working in the basement, one of Standard Water’s employees struck a water line and a sewer line with a jackhammer. The water and sewer lines were encased within the concrete floor and the footings. The placement of the lines was unusual and not foreseeable. The ruptured water and sewer lines caused damage to the'Joneses’ property.

Standard Water continued to work on the basement on the day of July 15 but did not…

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