BURBO v. HARLEY C. DOUGLASS, INC.

No. 22720-1-III.

106 P.3d 258 (2005)

125 Wash.App. 684

James BURBO, Appellant, v. HARLEY C. DOUGLASS, INC., Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3, Panel Eight.

February 8, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michelle Kay Wolkey, Michelle Kay Wolkey PS, Spokane, WA, for Appellant.

Joseph Steve Jolley, Attorney at Law, Spokane Valley, WA, for Respondent.


SWEENEY, A.C.J.

The court dismissed this suit by an owner occupier of a new home against his builder seller on summary judgment. The case raises two essential questions. The first is whether a breach of a builder's implied warranty of habitability requires defects which make the house literally unlivable. We conclude that it does not. The second question is whether the owner here made a sufficient showing that the builder knew of and concealed defects to support his...

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