1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. N.W.2d
  4. 378 N.W.2d
  5. 378 N.W.2d 923 (1985)
 

LOUIE'S FLOOR COVERING v. DePHILLIPS INTERESTS

No. 85-275.

378 N.W.2d 923 (1985)

LOUIE'S FLOOR COVERING, INC., Appellant, v. DePHILLIPS INTERESTS, LTD., Defendant, and Robert K. McNurlen, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

December 18, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Sayre and Linda G. Hanson of Sayre & Gribble, P.C., Des Moines, for appellant.

William Wimer and Steven H. Shindler of Wimer, Hudson, Flynn & Neugent, P.C., Des Moines, for appellee.

Considered by UHLENHOPP, P.J., and HARRIS, LARSON, CARTER and WOLLE, JJ.

HARRIS, Justice.

This action to foreclose a mechanic's lien presents again the question of who must stand the loss occasioned by a failed building contractor. Is it the purchaser of a house who paid the full purchase price to the builder, or is it the furnisher of material and labor who was not paid by the builder? In Home Carpet, Inc. v. Bob Antrim Homes, 210 N.W.2d 652 (Iowa 1973), we placed the loss on the purchaser. Under...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases