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Gym-N-I Playgrounds, Inc. v. Snider
Citation:
220 S.W.3d 905 (Tex. 2007)Facts
Ron Snider founded Gym-N-I Playgrounds, Inc. in 1981 and later constructed a 20,075 square foot building in New Braunfels for the business. Eventually, Bonnie Caddell and Patrick Finn, who had worked for the company, purchased the business from Snider and leased the building from him. The lease, signed in 1993, contained an “as is” clause expressly disclaiming all warranties, including the implied warranty of suitability. Caddell and Finn knew that the fire marshal had recommended but not required a sprinkler system for the building. When the original lease term expired in 1996, the parties did not execute a new lease, but Gym-N-I continued to pay monthly rent, becoming a holdover tenant under the lease’s holdover provision. In August 2000, a fire destroyed the building. Gym-N-I sued Snider, alleging that defective electrical wiring and the lack of a sprinkler system caused the fire. Snider argued that the “as is” clause and warranty disclaimer barred Gym-N-I’s claims.
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