Ex Parte ERA Marie McConnell Realty, Inc.

We granted certiorari in this case to determine whether the Court of Civil Appeals erred in reversing the summary judgment entered in favor of ERA Marie McConnell Realty and its real estate agent, Jackie Green, (the defendants) on a claim of fraudulent misrepresentation asserted by Mickey Platt and Platt Homebuilders, Inc. (the plaintiffs, or "Platt"). The plaintiffs' fraud claim is one of many claims arising from the plaintiffs' purchase of six undeveloped lots on West Second Street in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The trial court entered a summary judgment in favor of the defendants on all claims.…