Overfield v. Sharp

JAMES R. REINHARD, Special Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal from a judgment entered on a jury verdict for defendants in their action for breach of an implied warranty of habitability in the purchase of a new house. One of their contentions of error requires the cause to be reversed and remanded for a new trial.

Defendants constructed the house in question on a lot in the City of Wood Heights, Missouri. On December 7, 1979, plaintiffs paid defendants the full purchase price of $65,500 and received title to the property. In their petition, plaintiffs sought damages from defendants for numerous defects in…