Appeals Court Reinstates Couple’s Breach Of Implied Warranty Claim Against Builder

Mealey's (March 26, 2018, 10:58 AM EDT) -- AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas appeals panel on March 22 reversed a ruling awarding summary judgment to a home builder and its president on a couple’s breach of the implied warranty of habitability claim, finding that it was timely and because they could pursue the claim as subsequent purchasers of the home (James Maroney, et al. v. Chip Buerger Custom Homes Inc., et al., No. 03-17-00355-CV, Texas App., 3rd Dist., 2018 Texas App. LEXIS 2082)....