Hoel v. Rose

¶1 — In an action for negligent misrepresentation arising from a real estate sale, the purchaser must prove that he or she justifiably relied on alleged material misrepresentations by the seller about the property.1 Here, the dispositive issue is whether Dale Hoel and Michelle Jones (Hoel) justifiably relied on representations of Betty Jo Rose that the lot they ultimately purchased from her contained 6.43 acres and had dimensions of 330 feet by 820 feet. On this record, the court’s determination that Hoel justifiably relied on these representations and thus were entitled to damages and other…