Woodward v. Chirco Const. Co., Inc.

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that claims for breach of implied warranty arise out of contract
• holding that claims for breach of express warranties sound in contract
• recognizing both contract and tort claims may be available in construction defect cases
• recognizing both contract and tort claims may be available in construction defect cases
• suggesting contract remedies most appro-priale in home construction context when \defects render the home less than the purchaser bargained for\
• stating that the imposition by law of an implied warranty of habitability did not transform the duty arising out of the contract into one based on tort principles alone, but that privity of contract was not required to maintain the action

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).