Legal Opinion
Brown v. Bennett
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided June 22, 2004No. WD 62959PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAROLD L. LOWENSTEIN, Judge.
Brent and Angela Bennett appeal a judgment in a court-tried case awarding Wanda Brown $17,825 in compensatory and $10,000 in punitive damages in her fraud action against the Bennetts. The judgment is affirmed.
I. Facts
The Bennetts, who were in the home construction business, sold Brown their house in Columbia, Missouri. Brown had no expertise about real estate or the home construction business. The closing took place on April 20, 2001. In the sales contract, the Bennetts stated, “SELLER has no knowledge of ... the existence of past uncorrected defects or problems…
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