Williams v. Hair Stadium, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Iowa
1Opinion of the Court
DONIELSON, Judge.
Plaintiff appeals from the judgment allowing defendants a $2500 setoff on their counterclaim for faulty workmanship in plaintiff’s suit for money owed on a construction contract. On appeal, plaintiff, a subcontractor for the brickwork on the project, asserts that (1) the contract was allegedly between the general contractor and plaintiff, so defendant owners were not a party, not in privity with plaintiff, and not entitled to damages for a breach of an implied covenant of good workmanship; and (2) the owners’ order to plaintiff to stop work on the wall was an election to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Beardsley v. ClarkSupreme Court of Iowa · 1940
- Casey v. Jesup Creamery Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1938
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