In yet another case involving the “economic loss rule,” the Texas Supreme Court held that a homeowner could maintain a cause of action for negligence against a builder’s plumbing subcontractor.Chapman Custom Homes, Inc. v. Dallas Plumbing Co., No. 13-0776, 2014 WL 4116839 2014.
The plumbing subcontractor was found to have negligently and defectively installed connections from the water supply system to a hot water system. This resulted in water flooding a house and damaging the structure.