Purchaser v. Seller: Annulment of Sale Due to Alleged Latent Defect

A purchaser sued a seller for the annulment of a sale and the recovery of the price paid due to a defect in the thing sold, alleging that the defect rendered it unfit for its intended purpose, a claim the lower court rejected, finding the defect did not prevent the object's use, even if impaired. The high court upheld the rejection, reasoning that under the relevant civil code provisions concerning latent defects, the defect must be substantial enough to render the object entirely unfit for its intended use, and merely diminishing its utility or value is insufficient to warrant annulment of the sale.