Legal Opinion

Smith v. Renaut

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided August 21, 1989No. 444PublishedCited by 75 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIEAND, Judge:

This appeal is from a judgment entered on the verdict of a jury awarding damages to a purchaser of real estate against the seller, the real estate brokering agency, and the real estate salesman who made the sale because of their failure to disclose (1) the full extent of termite damage and (2) the presence of chlordane, a carcinogen, in the well water. Although all defendants appealed, the seller’s appeal was dismissed for failure to file a brief. The appeals presently before this Court, therefore, are the appeals of the brokering agency and salesman. Their principal contentions…

2Cases cited26 opinions

  1. Delahanty v. First Pennsylvania Bank, N.A.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1984
  2. Neuman v. Corn Exchange National Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
  3. Shane v. HoffmannSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  4. Richette v. Pennsylvania RailroadSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
  5. Savitz v. WeinsteinSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1959

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3Cited by75 opinions

  1. Gibbs v. ErnstSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
  2. Bortz v. NoonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
  3. Donaldson v. BernsteinCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
  4. Braun v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 2011
  5. Ellerin v. Fairfax SavingsCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1995

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