Arvai v. Shaw

Goolsby, Judge:

In this negligence and breach of warranty action, Richard S. Arvai and Ellen Arvai appeal from a circuit court order granting summary judgment in favor of the respondents Jack E. Shaw and Jack E. Shaw Builders, Inc. We affirm.

Although this appeal involves a number of issues, we need only address the question of whether an implied warranty extends to subsequent purchasers of a house not built for speculative sale.

In October, 1970, Shaw Builders became the owner of an unimproved lot of land in Greenville, South Carolina. A month later, Shaw Builders contracted with Thomas and…