McDONOUGH v. NATIONAL HOME INS. CO.

Nos. 96-1436, 96-1840.

108 F.3d 174 (1997)

Mary S. McDONOUGH and Matthew T. McDonough, Plaintiffs, Stephen Biras, Donna Biras, Robert Boehmer, Mary Boehmer, Jim Catlin, Ruth Catlin, Dan Darnall, Sue Darnall, Larry Doelling, and Lisa Doelling, Appellants, Ken Downey and Rhonda Downey, Plaintiffs, Jayson Fisher, Beth Fisher, Tim Glover, Sherry Glover, Sandra J. Hearn, Christine Henderson, William Henderson, Dave Kovar, Jenifer Kovar, David Kuhlmann, Laurie Kuhlmann, Brad Lavoise, Susan Lavoise, Joe Ritter, Christina Ritter, Gary Schmittgens, Wendy Schmittgens, Joseph Thibodeaux, Sheryl Thibodeaux, Thomas Venturella, Patricia Venturella, Richard Verde, Barbara Verde, John Vuch, Marie Vuch, Tom Barnes, Karen Barnes, George Doerr, Cathy Doerr, Robert Drury, Patricia Drury, Jeffrey Kilper, Sheila Kilper, Terry Kuelker, Lori Kuelker, Thuan Nguyen, Hoa Tan Nguyen, Phan Quach Nguyen, Kimberly Smithee, Dennis Smithee, Adam Schneider, Robyn Schneider, Robert Thompson, Julie Thompson, Hiep Nguyen, Nhutuyet Nguyen, Troy Schaefer, Mark Wulfmeier, Joyce Wulfmeier, Robert Gallo, Janet Gallo, and Raymond J. Marasso, Appellants, v. NATIONAL HOME INSURANCE COMPANY, a Corporation, a Risk Retention Group; Builders Structural Services, Inc., II, Doing Business as Home Buyers Warranty Company; Henry Cisneros, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; William J. Kaufmann; Fern M. Kaufmann; Shangri-La Development Company, a Missouri Corporation; John A. Nurmi; Dennis A. Bolazina; Mary Catalano; Voges Company, Inc., a Missouri Corporation; Caldwell Banker Ira E. Berry, Inc., a Missouri Corporation; William W. Kaufmann; Meramec Sewer Co., a Missouri Corporation; First Bank, a Savings Bank, a Corporation, Doing Business as the Sheahan Financial Company; First Bank, a Savings Bank, Doing Business as First Bank Mortgage; Geo. C. Doering, Inc., a Missouri Corporation; Missouri Title Guaranty Company, a Missouri Corporation, Doing Business as Missouri Title Company; LeMay Bank & Trust Company, a Missouri Corporation; and Fern M. Kaufmann, Personal Representative of the Estate of William J. Kaufmann, Appellees. Mary S. McDONOUGH, Matthew T. McDonough, Stephen Biras, Donna Biras, Robert Boehmer, Mary Boehmer, Jim Catlin, Ruth Catlin, Dan Darnall, Sue Darnall, Larry Doelling, and Lisa Doelling, Plaintiffs, Ken Downey and Rhonda Downey, Appellants, Jayson Fisher, Beth Fisher, Tim Glover, Sherry Glover, Sandra J. Hearn, Christine Henderson, William Henderson, Dave Kovar, Jenifer Kovar, David Kuhlmann, Laurie Kuhlmann, Brad Lavoise, Susan Lavoise, Joe Ritter, Christina Ritter, Gary Schmittgens, Wendy Schmittgens, Joseph Thibodeaux, Sheryl Thibodeaux, Thomas Venturella, Patricia Venturella, Richard Verde, Barbara Verde, John Vuch, Maria Vuch, Tom Barnes, Karen Barnes, George Doerr, Cathy Doerr, Robert Drury, Patricia Drury, Jeffrey Kilper, Sheila Kilper, Terry Kuelker, Lori Kuelker, Thuan Nguyen, Hoa Tan Nguyen, Phan Quach Nguyen, Kimberly Smithee, Dennis Smithee, Adam Schneider, Robyn Schneider, Robert Thompson, Julie Thompson, Hiep Nguyen, Nhutuyet Nguyen, Troy Schaefer, Mark Wulfmeier, Joyce Wulfmeier, Robert Gallo, Janet Gallo, and Raymond J. Marasso, Plaintiffs, v. NATIONAL HOME INSURANCE COMPANY, a Corporation, a Risk Retention Group; Builders Structural Services, Doing Business as Home Buyers Warranty Company, Inc., II; Henry Cisneros, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; William J. Kaufmann; Fern M. Kaufmann; Shangri-La Development Company, a Missouri Corporation; and John A. Nurmi, Appellees, Dennis A. Bolazina, Defendant, Mary Catalano; Voges Company, Inc., a Missouri Corporation; Caldwell Banker Ira E. Berry, Inc., a Missouri Corporation; William W. Kaufmann; Meramec Sewer Co., a Missouri Corporation; First Bank, a Savings Bank, Doing Business as the Sheahan Financial Company, a Corporation; First Bank, a Savings Bank, Doing Business as First Bank Mortgage; Geo. C. Doering, Inc., a Missouri Corporation, Appellees, Missouri Title Guaranty Company, Doing Business as Missouri Title Company, a Missouri Corporation, Defendant, LeMay Bank & Trust Company, a Missouri Corporation; and Fern M. Kaufmann, Personal Representative of the Estate of William J. Kaufmann, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 5, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Gross, argued, St. Louis, MO (J.B. Carter, on the brief), for Appellants.

Scott Albertson, argued, Golden, CO (J. Dennis O'Leary, on the brief), for John Nurmi, Builders Structural and National Home Insurance Co.

Mathew D. Menghini, argued, St. Louis, MO, Caldwell Banker, Ira E. Berry, Inc.

Gary P. Paul, Clayton, MO and Aaron I. Mandel, Clayton MO, for Estate of William J. Kaufman; Glenn E. Davis, St. Louis, MO and Andrew B. Mayfield, St. Louis, MO, for Missouri Title Guaranty Co.; Julius H. Berg, Clayton, MO, for Geo. C. Doreing; Stephen C. Murphy, Kirkwood, MO, for Prudential Voges Real Estate; Gary L. Vincent, Clayton, MO, for First Bank; Steven H. Schwartz, St. Louis, MO, for Dennis A. Bolazina; Joseph B. Moore, Asst. U.S. Atty., Kansas City, MO, for HUD; John E. Taylor and Stuart K. Shaw, Kansas City, MO, for Mary Catalano, on the brief.

Before LOKEN, JOHN R. GIBSON, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.


MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiffs, a group of home buyers who alleged that defendants had fraudulently sold them houses built upon a landfill, sued after the landfill's "active" soil shifted and damaged their houses. The district court1 dismissed the complaint and the plaintiffs appealed. We affirm.

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Because the plaintiffs' appeal follows the dismissal of their complaint for failure to state a claim...

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