Halbrooks v. Jackson

Appeal by plaintiffs, George T. Halbrooks and Martha S. Halbrooks, from a summary judgment granted in favor of defendant Wayne Jackson in plaintiffs' action against Jackson and others based upon fraudulent misrepresentation. We affirm.

The action arose from a real estate transaction. Plaintiffs alleged in their complaint that Jackson (the owner of the land in question), Contempo Properties, Inc. (hereinafter "Contempo"), and Louis Dawkins placed a newspaper advertisement representing that Contempo had certain real property for sale, namely, a three-bedroom house situated on two and one-half…