March v. Dilly Door Co.

Evans, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Court of Common Pleas, Defiance County, in favor of the defendant-appellee based on a jury verdict that the defendant-appellee was not negligent in its repair of a house and not liable for fraud or misrepresentation in the sale of that house to the plaintiffs-appellants.

In 1981, the defendant-appellee, Dilly Door Company, purchased a house that had been damaged by fire. The defendant remodeled the house, which included installing a new roof. New rafters were installed, but the old charred rafters were left in place. These rafters were only…