Contractor Not Liable for Owner-Supplied Material Defects

A lower court incorrectly held a contractor liable for damages resulting from a defect in materials supplied by the building owner, where the contract specified that the contractor was only responsible for the execution of the work according to the plans and provided materials. The appellate court erred in failing to recognize that the contractor's obligation was limited to the proper execution of the work using the owner-supplied materials, and therefore, the contractor could not be held responsible for a latent defect inherent to those materials which caused the subsequent damage.