In re Pettyjohn

Carey, Judge:

The purchaser contends that the building on the lot at Slaughter Beach was improperly described in the advertisements of sale as a dwelling because the building is so dilapidated as to be unfit for human occupancy. Photographs were exhibited showing the bad state of repair into which the structure had fallen. For example, the windows have all been broken or removed, the doors are gone, and at least part of the plaster has fallen off the walls. The roof and the porch are likewise in poor condition.

It is apparent from the photographs, however, that the structure has in the past…