Subsequent home buyers may not sue for breach of an implied warranty of habitability, the state Supreme Court has ruled.
On Aug. 18, the justices unanimously overturned the 2012 Superior Court ruling in Conway v. Cutler Group, which said home buyers who were not the original purchaser-owners of a home could bring implied warranty claims against the home builder if defects were discovered.
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