Klos v. Gockel

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that the implied warranty of habitability applies only to vendor-builders who are regularly engaged in building
• noting that “for purposes of warranty liability, the house purchased must be a ‘new house’”
• recovery denied where patio and backyard were damaged by a mud slide and the settling of fill, but house itself suffered only minimal damage
• recovery denied where patio and backyard were damaged by a mud slide and the settling of fill, but house itself suffered only minimal damage
• fact that seller acted as her own general contractor does not transform transaction into commercial sale
• “The law of implied warranty is not broad enough to make the builder-vendor of a house absolutely liable for all mishaps occurring within the boundaries of the improved real property.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).