Hightower v. Century 21 Farish Realty

Birdsong, Presiding Judge.

A. Derrell Hightower appeals the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to Century 21 Farish Realty (“Farish Realty”).

Several years after Hightower purchased a lake-front lot from a third party with Farish Realty as the seller’s agent he learned he could not put a septic tank on the lot. Hightower then sued Farish Realty asserting a claim of fraud in that, according to Hightower, Farish Realty represented he could build a septic tank on the lot. He also asserted that he would not have purchased the lot if he had known he could not build a septic tank. Farish Realty…