Supreme Court of Texas

The implied warranty of habitability and good and workmanlike construction that accompany a new home sale can be disclaimed if the parties' agreement sufficiently describes the manner, quality and details of construction.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/29/2001
• Decided 08/29/2002
• Published 08/29/2002

Judges

• Chief Justice PHILLIPS delivered the opinion of the Court,1 in which Justice HANKINSON, Justice O'NEILL, Justice JEFFERSON, and Justice SMITH joined.

Court

• Supreme Court of Texas

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joe R. Greenhill, Austin, Samara L. Kline, Dallas, Bob E. Shannon, Joseph R. Knight, Austin, Baker & Botts, Warren W. Harris, Houston, Annalyn G. Smith, San Antonio and Eugene A. Cook, Houston, Bracewell & Patterson, and Ernest R. Higginbotham, Dallas, Strasburger & Price, for Petitioners.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bryan A. Woods, Law Office of Bryan A. Woods, San Antonio, and Joe K. Longley, Longley & Maxwell, Austin, Barry Snell, Bayne Snell & Krause, San Antonio, for Respondents.