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JONES v. CENTEX HOMES

No. 2010-1826.

132 Ohio St.3d 1 (2012)

2012-Ohio-1001

JONES ET AL., Appellants, v. CENTEX HOMES, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided March 14, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steve J. Edwards , for appellants.

Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, L.L.P., Michael G. Long , and Jonathan P. Corwin , for appellee.

Kristen L. Klaus , urging affirmance for amici curiae, National Association of Home Builders and Ohio Home Builders Association.

PFEIFER, J.

{¶ 1} The sole question before this court is whether a home buyer can waive his right to enforce a home builder's legal duty to construct a house in a workmanlike manner. We hold that he cannot.

Factual and Procedural Background

{¶ 2} Appellants Paul Jones and Latosha Sanders purchased a new house from appellee, Centex Homes, in 2004. After moving into their new home, they discovered that their computers...

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