{"id":3012,"date":"2014-06-26T06:35:57","date_gmt":"2014-06-26T12:35:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/?p=3012"},"modified":"2014-06-10T13:36:25","modified_gmt":"2014-06-10T19:36:25","slug":"superseding-implied-warranty-good-workmanlike-repair-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/superseding-implied-warranty-good-workmanlike-repair-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Superseding the Implied Warranty of Good and Workmanlike Repair in Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jason L. Cagle &#8211; June 6, 2014<\/p>\n<p>In a case involving foundation repairs to a residence, the Texas Supreme Court addressed the question of whether the implied warranty for good and workmanlike repair of tangible goods or property can be disclaimed or superseded.\u00a0 The Court held that the implied warranty cannot be disclaimed, but it can be superseded by the parties. Gonzalez v. Southwest Olshan Foundation Repair Company, LLC, 400 S.W. 3d 52 (Tex. 2013).<\/p>\n<p>In Gonzalez, a homeowner (\u201cGonzalez\u201d) hired Olshan Foundation Repair Co., LLC (\u201cOlshan\u201d) to repair the foundation of their home.\u00a0 The repair contract (the \u201cContract\u201d) included two warranty provisions.\u00a0 First, the Contract stated Olshan would use the Cable Lock system of foundation repair and would adjust the foundation for the life of the home.\u00a0 Second, it required Olshan to perform all of the necessary work in a good and workmanlike manner.\u00a0 Olshan repaired the foundation, but Gonzalez continued to experience foundation problems.<\/p>\n<p>Gonzalez ultimately sued Olshan for, among other things, breach of express warranty, breach of the common law warranty of good and workmanlike repair, and DTPA violations.\u00a0 The jury found that Olshan did breach the implied warranty of good and workmanlike repair and committed DTPA violations, but did not breach any express warranty.\u00a0 The Court of Appeals reversed this holding on the grounds that the implied-warranty and DTPA claims were barred by the two-year statute of limitations.\u00a0 The case then proceeded to the Texas Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>Olshan argued that its express warranty superseded any implied warranty of good and workmanlike repair.\u00a0 Therefore, because the jury held Olshan did not breach any express warranty, liability was precluded on Gonzalez\u2019s implied-warranty claims. The Texas Supreme Court agreed.\u00a0 The Court stated that Texas law recognizes an implied warranty to repair or modify existing tangible goods or property in a good and workmanlike manner, and that such implied warranty cannot be disclaimed or waived.\u00a0 The Court then analogized this implied warranty with the implied warranty of good workmanship related to new home construction. See Melody Home Manufacturing Co. v. Barnes, 741 S.W.2d 349, 354 (Tex. 1984).\u00a0 The Court held that the implied warranty of good and workmanlike repair may be superseded if the parties\u2019 agreement sufficiently describes the manner, performance or quality of the services to be provided.<\/p>\n<p>In the case at bar, the Court found the Contract sufficient to supersede the implied warranty.\u00a0 The Contract specified the manner, performance or quality of the services by stating that Olshan would perform the work in a good and workmanlike manner and would use the Cable Lock foundation repair system and would adjust the foundation for the life of the home.\u00a0 Accordingly, because the implied warranty was superseded, the jury\u2019s finding that there was no breach of an express warranty was conclusive on Gonzalez\u2019s claims.<\/p>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/abaconstructionforumdivision1.blogspot.com\/2014\/06\/superseding-implied-warranty-of-good.html?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheDisputeResolver+%28The+Dispute+Resolver%29\">The Dispute Resolver: Superseding the Implied Warranty of Good and Workmanlike Repair in Texas<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jason L. Cagle &#8211; June 6, 2014 In a case involving foundation repairs to a residence, the Texas Supreme Court addressed the question of whether the implied warranty for good and workmanlike repair of tangible goods or property can be disclaimed or superseded.\u00a0 The Court held that the implied warranty cannot be disclaimed, but it&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/superseding-implied-warranty-good-workmanlike-repair-texas\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Superseding the Implied Warranty of Good and Workmanlike Repair in Texas<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[9],"tags":[72,545,544,3],"class_list":["post-3012","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-construction-contracts","tag-construction-contracts-2","tag-good-and-workmanlike-repair","tag-implied-warranty","tag-insurance-claims","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Superseding the Implied Warranty of Good and Workmanlike Repair in Texas - Advise &amp; Consult, Inc.<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/superseding-implied-warranty-good-workmanlike-repair-texas\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Superseding the Implied Warranty of Good and Workmanlike Repair in Texas - Advise &amp; Consult, Inc.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Jason L. 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