· 10/15/1981
Broce-O'Dell Concrete Products, Inc. v. Mel Jarvis Construction Co.
Citations
- 634 P.2d 1142
- 6 Kan. App. 2d 757
- 32 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (West) 762
- 1981 Kan. App. LEXIS 350
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- \It is well settled that contributory negligence is no defense to a breach of contract.\
- “If the result is simple economic loss, liability and damages are governed by breach of contract principles.”
- liability and damages for simple economic loss caused by defectively constructed grain storage cylinders are governed by contract principles, rather than tort principles
- liability and damages are governed by breach of contract principles where injury is simple economic loss
- \No case applies the [comparative negligence] statute to purely economic loss resulting from a breach of contract.\
- “It is well settled that contributory negligence is no defense to a breach of contract.”
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Judges: Foth, Abbott, Parks
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