Rice v. Lee

COLE, Judge.

This is a redhibition suit in which plaintiffs, purchasers of defendants’ house, complain of a defective roof and a defective shower. The only issue is whether or not the defects were apparent so as to bar plaintiffs’ recovery under La. Civil Code art. 2521.1

The basic facts are as follows: Plaintiffs Richard and Suzanne Rice purchased a home from defendants Robert and Susan Lee, in November of 1980. The home was about 26 years old and had a slate roof. Immediately after moving into the house the Rices discovered the shower was leaking to the extent that the wall of the adjacent…