Purchaser's Claim of Latent Defect in Machinery Dismissed on Appeal

A purchaser of an industrial property, claiming the vendor had misrepresented the presence of a latent defect affecting the machinery, appealed a lower court's decision that dismissed the action, arguing that the defect was not latent and should have been discovered by a competent professional during the inspection before purchase. The appellate court found that the purchaser, acting as a professional in the field, had the duty to verify the proper functioning of the machinery and that the defect, being apparent upon reasonable inspection by a skilled buyer, was not a latent defect that could give rise to a warranty claim against the seller, leading the highest court to uphold the dismissal.