C.A. 1st;
A143781

The First Appellate District affirmed a judgment. In the published portion of its opinion, the court held that to the extent defendants' construction professionals were aware of a building's structural defects, that knowledge could not be imputed to the building's owners.

RSB Vineyards, LLC purchased a vineyard owned by Bernard Orsi and others, including a residence that defendants had renovated and converted into a wine tasting room. RSB later learned that the renovated residence was structurally unsound for commercial use and was forced to demolish it. RSB sued defendants for breach of warranty, arguing they failed to disclose the building's substantial defects. Defendants moved for summary judgment, arguing they had no knowledge of the defects. RSB opposed, contending that even if defendants were unaware of the deficiencies, those deficiencies were so severe that defendants' construction professionals should have been aware of them, and this knowledge could be imputed to defendants.