Hoang v. Arbess

Opinion by

Judge DAVIDSON.

In this residential construction defect case, plaintiffs, Doug T. Hoang, Hieu T. Van, Gregory Storbakken, Joan Storbakken, Allan Walts, and Marsha Walts, appeal from the trial court’s judgment entered on a directed verdict dismissing their claims against defendant, Jack D. Arbess. We reverse and remand.

Plaintiffs purchased homes built by Mon-terra Homes (Powderhorn), LLC, whose members consisted of defendant and other LLC’s. Defendant also was Monterra’s manager. He hired a construction superintendent and some sales and support staff, but used subcontractors to do all…