Legal Updates for Real Estate E&O – RESULTS* & THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

RESULTS*

Aaron Moore (Wilmington, DE) obtained a defense verdict on behalf of his client, a real estate broker and agent. The plaintiffs claimed that the sellers’ broker and agent were liable to them for the value of fixtures that were taken by the sellers when they vacated the property, which were alleged to have been included in the sale. At a bench trial, the judge determined that neither the broker nor the agent could be held liable to the plaintiffs because the representations regarding what was included in the sale were made by the sellers.

Christopher Conrad (Harrisburg, OA) and Jacob Gilboy (Scranton, PA) were successful in a Dauphin County case stemming from an alleged faulty deed certificate filed in conjunction with a prior real estate transaction. The plaintiff brought claims of negligence, quiet title/declaratory relief and fraud. We prepared and filed preliminary objections to plaintiff’s complaint and amended complaint. Following oral argument, our preliminary objections were granted, disposing of the plaintiff’s action on substantive legal grounds and on the basis that the plaintiff’s pleadings were never properly served to our client under the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure.  

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