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ESTATE OF VAZQUEZ v. HEPNER

No. 96-835.

564 N.W.2d 426 (1997)

In the Matter of the ESTATE OF Daniel Salas VAZQUEZ, Deceased, Leonardo Vazquez, Appellant, v. Donald HEPNER and Betty Hepner, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

June 18, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael T. Hines of McCarthy, Lammers & Hines, Davenport, for appellant.

Jeffrey J. Neppl and Jack L. Brooks of Anderson & Nelson, Rock Island, IL, for appellees.

Considered by LARSON, P.J., and CARTER, SNELL, ANDREASEN, and TERNUS, JJ.

ANDREASEN, Justice.

Daniel Vazquez died as a result of injuries sustained in a fire in the duplex where he was living. The fire started as a result of faulty wiring located in the ceiling space between the first and second floors. Vazquez's estate sued the landlords, alleging they violated the implied warranty of habitability and Iowa Code section 562A.15 (1993) by not making a reasonable inspection of the premises. The district court held that the landlords were...

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