Saucier v. Peoples Bank of Biloxi

GRIFFIS, P.J.,

for the Court:

¶ 1. After a portion of his property was taken by eminent domain, Clement B. Saucier Jr. filed suit against the sellers and mortgagor of the property. He argued that they breached the duty to disclose a known interest in an easement at the time of the sale. The trial court granted the defendants’ summary-judgment motions and found that no duty to disclose existed because the interest expressed in the easement was speculative. We reverse and remand for proceedings consistent with this opinion.

FACTS

¶ 2. This litigation arose as a result of the sale and purchase of…