Platt v. ERA Marie McConnell Realty, Inc.

I would affirm the summary judgment for McConnell Realty in its entirety; therefore, I dissent from that portion of Presiding Judge Robertson’s opinion that reverses the summary judgment as to the fraudulent-misrepresentation claim.

As Presiding Judge Robertson states, Platt’s fraudulent-misrepresentation claim is governed by the “reasonable reliance” standard readopted by the supreme court in Foremost Ins. Co. v. Parham, 693 So.2d 409 (Ala.1997). I conclude that Platt did not reasonably rely on any alleged misrepresentations that the portion of West Second Street fronting the property had not…