Opinion ID: 1698496
Heading Depth: 2
Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Failure by defendant or defendants to disclose

Text: Although the evidence is clearly disputed as to who actually picked up the envelope from American Termite, there is substantial evidence that either Rice or Miller picked up the package. Rice testified that she and Miller had discussed who would pick up the envelope and that Miller had agreed to get it. Sutton also testified that usually the real estate agent picked up the envelope. Miller, on the other hand, testified that she did not pick up the envelope and does not know how the termite letter and the termite bond got to the closing. The Soniats testified that Rice gave them the termite letter and the termite bond at closing. However, it is undisputed that the Soniats received only the termite bond and the termite letter. These two documents had been removed from the American Termite envelope, and the only item missing was the graph showing old termite damage. A jury could infer from Rice's subsequent presentation of two of the three items at the closing that one of the two defendants had picked up the envelope from American Termite and had removed the graph from the envelope before giving the remaining items to the Soniats at closing. Therefore, the record reveals substantial evidence that Miller and/or Rice concealed the graph from the Soniats.