Ind. High Court Allows Homeowner to Sue Siding Installer for Interior Damage



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INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana Supreme Court held Feb. 1 that the economic loss doctrine prevents a homeowner from pursuing a tort action to recover the cost of allegedly leaking siding, but it does not preclude tort recovery for damage to other parts of the home. Gunkel v. Renovations Inc., No. 76S01-0403-CV-133 (Ind. Sup. Ct.).

Writing for the court, Supreme Court Justice Boehm said, 'We hold that damages recoverable in tort for a defective product or service are governed by the 'economic loss' doctrine whether or not the product or service is supplied in a transaction subject to either the Products …






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