Legal Opinion
Stutts v. Melton
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided October 15, 2013No. 2013-C-0557PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtVictory, J.
_JjWe granted this writ application to determine whether the New Home Warranty Act (“NHWA”), La. R.S. 9:3141 et seq., provides the exclusive remedy between a home builder and a purchaser of residen*810tial property, where the builder failed to disclose known defects in the home in a Residential Property Disclosure Statement. After reviewing the record and the applicable law, we reverse the judgment of the court of appeal and hold that the purchasers are not limited to the provisions of the NHWA under the facts of this case.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
Chad Melton was the builder of a residential…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- Rivet v. State, Dept. of Trans. and Dev.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
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