Smith v. Hearn

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF INDIANA SOUTH BEND DIVISION JEFFREY S. SMITH and ) KATHRYN N. SMITH, ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) vs. ) CAUSE NO. 3:18-CV-561-PPS/MGG ) SUSAN E. HEARN, ) ) Defendant. ) OPINION AND ORDER Jeffrey and Kathryn Smith purchased a lake home from Susan Hearn, and it flooded a couple of months later. In this action based on fraud, the Smiths contend that Hearn lied to them in a number of ways during the sales process. The alleged misrepresentations include statements made in the written Sales Disclosure Form, where, for example, Hearn checked “do not know” for…