Buyer's Claim for Annulment of Property Sale Rejected Due to Visible Defects Clause in Preliminary Agreement

The dispute concerned a contract for the sale of a building, where the buyer, after signing the preliminary agreement, discovered structural defects that required costly repairs, leading them to refuse the final deed and seek the contract's annulment, arguing the defects amounted to a hidden defect that rendered the property unfit for its intended use. The court rejected the appeal, reasoning that the preliminary agreement, which explicitly mentioned the property's age and condition and stipulated that the buyer had taken note thereof after inspection, excluded the seller's liability for visible or easily discoverable defects, and thus, the subsequently discovered structural issues were not considered hidden defects warranting annulment.