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· 10/16/1984

Nastri v. Wood Bros. Homes, Inc.

Citations

  • 690 P.2d 158
  • 142 Ariz. 439
  • 1984 Ariz. App. LEXIS 496

How courts have described this case

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

  • holding second purchaser s failure to show damage to more than the structure itself prohibited a claim of negligence against die builder
  • holding that the Arizona decisions establish one implied warranty
  • holding cracks in kitchen floor, vinyl flooring, family room and bedroom, and buckling of the roof, cracked bricks and joists, all involved damage to the structure itself; therefore, only economic losses were presented and owners could not sue in tort
  • applying the economic loss doctrine to a negligent construction action against builder
  • upholding dismissal of plaintiffs’ negligence claim for purely economic losses resulting from latent construction defects in their home, while reversing dismissal of claim for breach of implied warranty of workmanship
  • “‘Property interests . . . have generally been found to merit protection from physical harm.’”

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Judges: Birdsall, Hathaway, Howard

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