Baskin v. Mortgage and Trust, Inc.

OPINION

J. CURTISS BROWN, Chief Justice.

This is an appeal from summary judgments granted in favor of a homebuilder and a lender involved in a subdivision developed on property allegedly traversed by an active geological surface fault. Appellants, forty-one individuals who own property and/or reside in the subdivision, alleged misrepresentation, concealment, fraud, negligence, breach of warranty, conspiracy, and violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act. The homebuilder, MDC/Wood, Inc. formerly known as Wood Bros. Homes, Inc. (“Wood Bros.”), based its motion for summary judgment in…