Greenslit v. Succession of Hero

ARMSTRONG, Judge.

This appeal results from a suit in quanti minoris in which plaintiffs seek a reduction in the sales price of their home. Plaintiffs claim that the composition of the roof, gutters and drains was misrepresented to them and that there were hidden defects in the swimming pool and in the attached porch which rendered them unsafe for the purpose for which they were intended.

Plaintiffs purchased their home, located at 1213 Third Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, on February, 1, 1978 from the Succession of Alvin Hero. The house, a hundred and twenty year-old Garden District mansion,…