Seller's Warranty Against Latent Defects in Property Sale

A dispute arose concerning the obligation of a vendor to warrant against latent defects in the property sold, where the buyer claimed not to have been aware of the defect at the time of sale, but the seller asserted the buyer had knowledge or should have discovered it through ordinary inspection. The court rejected the appeal, affirming that the seller's obligation to warrant against latent defects persists unless the buyer was aware of the defect or it was so obvious that a diligent purchaser would have noticed it, holding that the trial court's finding that the buyer was not proven to have had knowledge of the defect was factually grounded and legally sufficient to uphold the application of the warranty.