Huckabee v. Sunshine Homes

11 MARVIN, Chief Judge.

Patrick and Lori Huckabee appeal a judgment dismissing, on exceptions of prescription, their 1990 redhibition action against the seller and the manufacturer of a mobile home they purchased in 1984. Plaintiffs alleged numerous defects in the home, most of which involved water leaks and water damage to the home.

The trial court sustained the exceptions of prescription on findings that the action was not brought within one year of plaintiffs’ discovery of the defects in 1984-1986, nor within a year of the manufacturer’s last repair attempts in 1986.

Plaintiffs contend their…