Case Name: Morski et al., Appellants, v. Cedarcrest Homes, Inc., Appellee
Court: Ohio Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1966-07-12
Citations: 7 Ohio App. 2d 45
Docket Number: No. 8031
Parties: Morski et al., Appellants, v. Cedarcrest Homes, Inc., Appellee.
Judges: Duppey and Troop, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Ohio Appellate Reports, Second Series
Volume: 7
Pages: 45–46

Head Matter:
Morski et al., Appellants, v. Cedarcrest Homes, Inc., Appellee.
[Cite as Morski v. Cedarcrest Homes, Inc., 7 Ohio App. 2d 45.]
(No. 8031
Decided July 12, 1966.)
Mr. John E. Palcich, for appellants.
Mr. Dwight L. Fullerton, Jr., for appellee. -

Opinion:
Duffy, J.
(Presiding). Tbe plaintiffs, appellants herein, purchased a home from tbe defendant, appellee herein, wbicb was building and erecting bouses. Several months after tbe sale was completed and tbe plaintiffs bad moved into tbe property, 'they discovered that their driveway encroached on tbe adjacent -property two feet, three inches at tbe street, and one foot, eight inches near tbe rear of tbe bouse. Tbe plaintiffs brought suit 'in the Municipal Court of Columbus for damages because of tbe ¡misplaced driveway. The trial judge found that tbe driveway ¡did encroach on the adjacent property, but' that tbe plaintiffs "failed to show by a single word of testimony that tbe defendant-vendor or any person acting for it represented by word, conduct, document, map, drawing, or otherwise that said drive,way was within tbe boundary of tbe property." Tbe court relied on tbe cases of Leppert v. Bosserman, 21 Ohio App. 366, and Mulvey v. King, 39 Ohio St. 491.
While-the trial court found that tbe record was silent as* to any representations by tbe defendant, tbe transcript of testimony does indicate that tibe pegs for the outline of tbe driveway were in place when tbe plaintiffs examined tbe property,, that tbe contract of sale did provide for a paved driveway, and! that tbe ¿defendant corporation did own tbe adjoining property] and was in the business of building and selling houses. There -was also evidence that the defendant had had the property surveyed prior to the commencement of the building.
We are of the opinion that where a builder owns adjoining properties and sells a house and driveway, the location of which is apparent to the purchaser, it is a sufficient representation that the house and driveway are on the lot sold by the builder. The finding of the trial court that the record was silent as to any representations by the defendant is in error. The judgment of the trial court will be, and hereby is, reversed and the cause remanded to the trial court for further consideration in line with this opinion.
Judgment reversed cmd cause remanded.
Duppey and Troop, JJ., concur.