Woods v. Pence

Plaintiffs James and Joell Woods filed a complaint seeking damage's for violation of the Illinois Residential Real Property Disclosure Act (Disclosure Act) (765 ILCS 77/20 et seq. (West 1996)) and for negligent misrepresentation arising from plaintiffs’ purchase of a residence from defendants George and lone Pence. The trial court granted summary judgment in favor of the Pences, and plaintiffs now appeal from that judgment. Plaintiffs’ claims against defendants Michael Par-tin and Vern Burwell, real estate agents involved in the transaction, were dismissed and are not at issue on appeal. We…