Monday, May 21, 2007

Implied Obligations in Michigan Construction Contracts

The May, 2007 Michigan Bar Journal includes an article by William F. Frey entitled "Obligations Implied in Michigan Construction Contracts." Mr. Frey provides a brief overview of Michigan law in the following areas:
  • Owner's Implied Warranty of Plans and Specifications (Spearin Doctrine)
  • Owner's Duty to Share all Material Information
  • Owner's Duty to Provide Access / Duty to Coordinate / Duty Not to Interfere
  • Contractor's Implied Warranty of Fitness for a Particular Purpose of "Habitability"
  • Contractor's Implied Warranty of Workmanship
Wm. Frey, Obligations Implied in Michigan Construction Contracts, 86 Mich BJ 36 (2007). A PDF version of this article can be found here

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