CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW v. WALIJARVI

Nos. 47358 and 47422.

263 N.W.2d 420 (1978)

CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW, Appellant, v. Kenneth H. WALIJARVI, Individually and d. b. a. Kenneth H. Walijarvi & Associates, Architects, defendants and third party plaintiffs, Respondents. B-E ENTERPRISES, INC., Defendant, v. Linus J. MEISCH and Gausman and Moore, Inc., Third Party Defendants.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

February 17, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Meyers and Sharon L. W. Rushton, St. Paul, for appellant.

Leonard, Street & Deinard and Lowell J. Noteboom and M. Patricia Schaffer, Minneapolis, for respondents.

Heard before KELLY, TODD and SCOTT, JJ., and considered and decided by the court en banc.


TODD, Justice.

The city of Mounds View retained Kenneth H. Walijarvi, an architect, and his firm to design an addition to the city hall. Plans were prepared, and after construction commenced, the city expressed concern over possible water seepage into the basement of the new structure. Despite the architects' assurance to the contrary, serious moisture problems were encountered. The city sued the architects, among others, alleging negligence and the breach of both...

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