Kirk v. Ridgway

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• recognizing implied warranty of good workership in the sale of a home by a builder-vendor
• explaining that there had been no prior implied warranties in Iowa residential real estate contracts
• explaining that there had been no prior implied warranties in Iowa residential real estate contracts
• explaining that there had been no prior implied warranties in Iowa residential real estate contracts
• recognizing an implied warranty of workmanlike construction in the sale of real estate when a house is purchased from a builder who, among other characteristics, “has ultimate responsibility for a completion of the whole contract”
• stating over the years the rule of caveat emptor appears to be diminishing, especially where it would work injustice

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

26 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Davencourt at Pilgrims Landing Homeowners Ass'n v. Davencourt at Pilgrims Landing, LC
  Utah Supreme Court· 2009-10-02· cited 101×
• Flom v. Stahly
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1997-09-17· cited 34×
• Speight v. Walters Development Co., Ltd.
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2008-02-01· cited 32×
• Frickel v. Sunnyside Enterprises, Inc.
  Washington Supreme Court· 1986-09-18· cited 32×
• Midwest Dredging Co. v. McAninch Corp.
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1988-05-11· cited 30×
• Data Processing Services, Inc. v. L.H. Smith Oil Corp.
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1986-04-28· cited 30×
• Luana Savings Bank v. Pro-Build Holdings, Inc. and United Building Centers
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2014-12-12· cited 25×
• Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance v. SMA Elevator Construction Inc.
  N.D. Iowa· 2011-08-29· cited 20×
• Rosauer Corporation v. Sapp Development, L.L.C. Todd Sapp Whispering Creek, L.L.C. And W.C. Development, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2014-12-12· cited 20×
• Arthur v. Brick
  Court of Appeals of Iowa· 1997-04-30· cited 13×
• Moore's Builder & Contractor, Inc. v. Hoffman
  Court of Appeals of Iowa· 1987-05-28· cited 7×
• Interstate Power Co. v. Kansas City Power & Light Co.
  N.D. Iowa· 1993-09-01· cited 6×
• Roper v. Spring Lake Development Co.
  Colorado Court of Appeals· 1990-02-15· cited 4×
• Riverfront Lofts Condominium Owners Ass'n v. Milwaukee/Riverfront Properties Ltd. Partnership
  E.D. Wisconsin· 2002-12-10· cited 3×
• Rosauer Corporation v. Sapp Development, L.L.C., Todd Sapp, Whispering Creek, L.L.C., and W.C. Development, Inc., A/K/A Morningside Investors, L.C.
  Court of Appeals of Iowa· 2014-04-16
• Reilly Construction Co., Inc., plaintiff-appellee/cross-appellant v. Bachelder, Inc., defendant-appellant/cross-appellee.
  Court of Appeals of Iowa· 2015-03-25
• David and Rachael Sokol v. Robert and Eileen Morrissey
  Court of Appeals of Iowa· 2017-10-25
• Amended February 23, 2015 Rosauer Corporation v. Sapp Development, L.L.C. Todd Sapp Whispering Creek, L.L.C. and W.C. Development, Inc.
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2014-12-12
• Amended February 23, 2015 Luana Savings Bank v. Pro-Build Holdings, Inc. and United Building Centers
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2014-12-12
• Robert M. Speight And Beverly E. Speight Vs. Walters Development Company, Ltd.
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 2008-02-01

Cites

34 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Schipper v. Levitt & Sons, Inc.
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1965-02-19· cited 231×
• Humber v. Morton
  Texas Supreme Court· 1968-03-27· cited 174×
• ELDERKIN Et Ux. v. Gaster
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1972-03-20· cited 145×
• Carpenter v. Donohoe
  Supreme Court of Colorado· 1964-01-20· cited 127×
• Mease Ex Rel. Oliver v. Fox
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1972-09-19· cited 108×
• Sims v. Lewis
  Supreme Court of Alabama· 1979-08-24· cited 98×
• Bethlahmy v. Bechtel
  Idaho Supreme Court· 1966-06-14· cited 98×
• Waggoner v. Midwestern Development, Inc.
  South Dakota Supreme Court· 1967-12-15· cited 96×
• McDonald v. Mianecki
  Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1979-03-06· cited 95×
• Smith v. Old Warson Development Company
  Supreme Court of Missouri· 1972-05-08· cited 94×
• Terlinde v. Neely
  Supreme Court of South Carolina· 1980-10-28· cited 79×
• Theis v. Heuer
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1972-01-14· cited 74×
• House v. Thornton
  Washington Supreme Court· 1969-07-17· cited 72×
• Wawak v. Stewart
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 1970-02-02· cited 68×
• Rothberg v. Olenik
  Supreme Court of Vermont· 1970-02-03· cited 61×
• Weeks v. Slavik Builders, Inc.
  Michigan Court of Appeals· 1970-11-27· cited 57×
• Weeks v. Slavik Builders, Inc.
  Michigan Supreme Court· 1970-11-27· cited 56×
• Fegeas v. Sherrill
  Court of Appeals of Maryland· 1978-09-01· cited 54×
• Markman v. Hoefer
  Supreme Court of Iowa· 1960-11-15· cited 53×
• Berman v. Watergate West, Inc.
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1978-09-06· cited 47×