Centex Homes v. Buecher

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding the implied warranty of habitability “does not include defects, even substantial ones, that are known by or expressly disclosed to the buyer”
• stating that habitability contemplates a “house that is safe, sanitary, and otherwise fit for human habitation”
• providing that courts will only imply a warranty of good workmanship as a “gap-filler” or “default warranty” if the parties have not expressed a contrary intention (citation omitted)
• explaining the differences between the implied warranty of habitability and the implied warranty of workmanlike construction
• noting courts may supplement implied terms based on Restatement section 204, which as discussed above, is distinguished from consulting trade usage
• implied warranty of habitability “can be waived only to the extent that defects are adequately disclosed”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

54 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Finance Commission v. Norwood
  Texas Supreme Court· 2013-06-21· cited 237×
• Gym-N-I Playgrounds, Inc. v. Snider
  Texas Supreme Court· 2007-04-20· cited 117×
• Barnett v. Coppell North Texas Court, Ltd.
  Tex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 2004-01-29· cited 114×
• Continental Dredging, Inc. v. De-Kaizered, Inc.
  Tex. App. Ct., 6th Dist. (Texarkana)· 2003-10-22· cited 89×
• Edwards Aquifer Authority v. Chemical Lime, Ltd.
  Texas Supreme Court· 2009-06-26· cited 84×
• Nghiem v. Sajib
  Texas Supreme Court· 2019-02-01· cited 50×
• Dow Agrosciences LLC v. Bates
  Fifth Circuit· 2003-06-11· cited 46×
• Nelda Gonzales v. Southwest Olshan Foundation Repair Company, LLC, D/B/A Olshan Foundation Repair Company
  Texas Supreme Court· 2013-03-29· cited 35×
• Bossier Chrysler Dodge II, Inc. v. Rauschenberg
  Tex. App. Ct., 10th Dist. (Waco)· 2006-08-22· cited 32×
• Walker & Associates Surveying, Inc. v. Austin
  Tex. App. Ct., 6th Dist. (Texarkana)· 2010-01-12· cited 32×
• Welwood v. Cypress Creek Estates, Inc.
  Tex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 2006-10-26· cited 29×
• Gym-N-I Playgrounds, Inc. v. Snider
  Tex. App. Ct., 3rd Dist. (Austin)· 2005-02-03· cited 21×
• Ritchey v. Pinnell
  Tex. App. Ct., 6th Dist. (Texarkana)· 2010-09-21· cited 21×
• Todd v. Perry Homes
  Tex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 2005-03-07· cited 18×
• Mid-Continent Casualty Company v. Castagna, Vanessa
  Tex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 2013-08-20· cited 17×
• DiMiceli v. Affordable Pool Maintenance, Inc.
  Tex. App. Ct., 4th Dist. (San Antonio)· 2003-05-07· cited 13×
• Gary Jones and Carolyn Jones v. Pesak Brothers Construction, Inc.
  Tex. App. Ct., 1st Dist. (Houston)· 2013-09-10· cited 13×
• Kay YOST, Appellant v. JERED CUSTOM HOMES, Appellee
  Tex. App. Ct., 5th Dist. (Dallas)· 2013-04-03· cited 12×
• Harris Construction Co. v. GGP-Bridgeland, L.P.
  S.D. Texas· 2010-03-12· cited 3×
• Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. Italian Cowboy Partners, Ltd.
  Tex. App. Ct., 11th Dist. (Eastland)· 2008-10-09· cited 1×

Cites

26 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Chevron Oil Co. v. Huson
  Supreme Court· 1971-12-06· cited 2,532×
• Duncan v. Cessna Aircraft Co.
  Texas Supreme Court· 1984-02-15· cited 847×
• Twyman v. Twyman
  Texas Supreme Court· 1993-05-05· cited 701×
• Elbaor v. Smith
  Texas Supreme Court· 1993-01-20· cited 566×
• Melody Home Manufacturing Co. v. Barnes
  Texas Supreme Court· 1987-11-04· cited 299×
• Scurlock Oil Co. v. Smithwick
  Texas Supreme Court· 1986-11-26· cited 265×
• Lenape Resources Corp. v. Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co.
  Texas Supreme Court· 1996-08-16· cited 253×
• Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District v. Edgewood Independent School District
  Texas Supreme Court· 1992-01-30· cited 188×
• Humber v. Morton
  Texas Supreme Court· 1968-03-27· cited 174×
• Bristol-Myers Co. v. Gonzales
  Texas Supreme Court· 1978-02-01· cited 164×
• Petersen v. Hubschman Construction Co.
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1979-05-18· cited 163×
• General Motors Corp. v. Simmons
  Texas Supreme Court· 1977-11-09· cited 148×
• Crowder v. Vandendeale
  Supreme Court of Missouri· 1978-04-14· cited 126×
• Bethlahmy v. Bechtel
  Idaho Supreme Court· 1966-06-14· cited 98×
• G-W-L, Inc. v. Robichaux
  Texas Supreme Court· 1982-12-31· cited 92×
• Foisy v. Wyman
  Washington Supreme Court· 1973-10-25· cited 78×
• Kamarath v. Bennett
  Texas Supreme Court· 1978-04-12· cited 63×
• O'MARA v. Dykema
  Supreme Court of Arkansas· 1997-04-28· cited 44×
• Chandler v. Madsen
  Montana Supreme Court· 1982-03-14· cited 36×
• Dixon v. Mountain City Construction Co.
  Tennessee Supreme Court· 1982-05-03· cited 35×