Court Opinion

ID: 9934832
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2024-02-09 18:54:47.494738+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T13:26:41.547981
License: Public Domain

I concur in the reasoning of the majority in affirming the defendants' summary judgment as to the plaintiffs' claims for fraud and suppression of material facts. Not only were the alleged representations immaterial on these facts, but also the plaintiffs' reliance thereon was unreasonable. The termite report indicated that there was water damage under bothbathrooms and to the bottom of the framing to both garagedoors, yet the defendants stated that this water damage to these separate areas of the house was caused by a "minor leak" that cost only $11 to repair. As a matter of law under these facts, it was unreasonable for the plaintiffs to rely on the defendants' account of the damage and its repair without further inquiry or inspection.
MADDOX, J., concurs.