Appeal by plaintiff from judgment entered 25 August 1998 by Judge E. Lynn Johnson in Durham County Superior Court. Heard in the Court of Appeals 23 August 1999. No brief filed for third party defendant-appellee Sto Corporation. Inc. No brief filed for third party defendant-appellee Carolina Builders Corporation. This lawsuit arises out of defendant Paramount Homes Inc.'s construction and sale of a house to plaintiff Barbara B. Nolan.
Defendant is in the business of building and selling houses.
In the spring of 1991, defendant built a house at 3411 Fairway Lane in Durham, North Carolina, for speculation. On 6 June 1991, the Durham City-County Inspections Department issued a Certificate of Compliance for the house. The certificate stated that the house was in substantial compliance with applicable building and zoning ordinances. On 9 December 1991, plaintiff Barbara Nolan purchased the house from defendant. Defendant completed work pursuant to a punch list sometime in March or April of 1992.