Premier Land Development v. Joseph Kishfy Bel Air Tile Company, Inc. v. Joseph Kishfy

Summary

The Supreme Court of Rhode Island affirmed the Superior Court judgment awarding Premier Land Development damages and rejecting Joseph Kishfy’s appeals. The Court held that any error in applying the merger‑by‑deed doctrine was harmless because Kishfy materially breached the construction contract, that the damages were properly calculated, that Kishfy was responsible for the bearing‑wall remediation, that the implied warranty of habitability did not apply to a renovation, and that subcontractors’ mechanics’ liens were assignable to the plaintiff.