Bell v. Perkins

William W. Young, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant, Martha A. Bell, appeals the Preble County Court of Common Pleas decision in favor of defendant-appellee, Susan Fleming Perkins. After a bench trial, the trial court rejected Bell’s claims that the real estate she purchased from Perkins contained a latent defect and that Perkins misled Bell as to the defect.

On June 21, 1993, the parties entered into a land installment contract; Bell agreed to purchase property at 4 Eaton Street, College Corner, Ohio, from Perkins for a total of $39,000 to be paid in monthly installments. In May 1995,…