Stiles v. Charles M. Morgan Co., Inc.

WHICHARD, Judge.

Plaintiffs purchased a newly constructed house from defendant for the sum of $51,500. After moving into the house, they discovered that the downstairs area leaked. The cost of repairing the leakage was $4,439.50. The cost of replacing paneling, molding, carpet, and other items damaged by the leakage was $1,131.17. The total cost to plaintiffs, then, of correcting the defect and restoring the home, was $5,570.67.

Plaintiffs brought this action for breach of both express and implied warranties in the construction of the house. The jury returned a verdict for plaintiffs in the…