KIRK v. RIDGWAY

No. 84-1503.

373 N.W.2d 491 (1985)

Joseph C. KIRK, Appellee, v. Clayton RIDGWAY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

August 21, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip A. Ostien of Davis, Grace, Harvey, Horvath, Gonnerman & Rouwenhorst, Des Moines, for appellant.

Melodee Hanes of Scalise, Scism, Sandre & Uhl, Des Moines, for appellee.

Considered by REYNOLDSON, C.J., and HARRIS, LARSON, SCHULTZ, and CARTER, JJ.


LARSON, Justice.

In 1973, Joseph C. Kirk bought a nearly-completed house from Clayton Ridgway, the contractor who had built, and owned, the house. Several years after the purchase, the exterior paint began to peel and parts of the house were repainted in 1976 and 1980. The peeling continued and, in 1981, Kirk was told by his painter that there was a problem with the original paint. Kirk related that information to Ridgway in 1981 but the matter remained unresolved...

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