The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases
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ISBN: 9781337535878
Author: Frank B. Cross; Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 6, Problem 2CT
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Case summary: The person J, bought a parcel of land that contains nine rental houses. The houses shared a waste disposal system that was defective and was later partially replaced upon town officials’ complaint. Person D was one of the prospective buyers of the house. A month after D bought the house, the septic system failed. The person D filed the suit against the person J and his firm RPS.
To Find: The reliance of the person D on misrepresentation of J.
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