Speigner v. Howard

Robert C. and Willie P. Speigner appeal from a summary judgment for defendants I. Sunnie Howard and Lowder Realty Company, Inc., d/b/a Lowder Realty Better Homes and Gardens ("Lowder") in plaintiffs' action based upon fraud, negligence, and wanton conduct in the sale of a house. That summary judgment was made final pursuant to Rule 54(b), A.R.Civ.P. We affirm.

The lawsuit grew out of the sale of a home owned by Mrs. Missouri Dukes Minor to the Speigners and their subsequent experience with leaks of rainwater after they took possession.

Mrs. Minor had purchased the house around 1978. Two years…