Buyer's Acceptance Bars Latent Defect Claim Absent Fraud

A purchaser, having discovered a hidden defect in an item after the sale, sought annulment of the sale and damages, arguing that the defect rendered the item unfit for its intended use, despite having accepted the item without reservation upon delivery. The court rejected the appeal, reasoning that under applicable civil code provisions, the buyer's acceptance of the item without reservation upon delivery, even if the defect was latent, generally implies acceptance of the item as it is, barring the seller's fraudulent concealment of the defect, which was not established in this case.