Zobel & Dahl Construction v. Crotty

How courts have described this case

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

• holding the prevention doctrine applied where a homeowner unreasonably failed to allow a contractor to make repairs
• holding the prevention doctrine applied where a homeowner unreasonably failed to allow a contractor to make repairs
• finding that a mortgage loan servicer must abide by the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing
• finding that homeowner breached implied condition that each party will not unjustifiably hinder the other from performing by refusing to make final payment or to give contractor the industry-standard \punch list\ of defects to repair before final installment payment is made
• affirming verdict of breach by unjustified hindrance where “[t]he builders at all times were willing to make the repairs on the punch list,” but the defendant “unreasonably prevented [them] from completing construction”
• affirming finding that property owner unreasonably hindered contractor’s performance and breached contract stating, “the contractor is entitled to the unpaid contract price less the amount it would have cost him to complete his performance”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).