Petrucelli v. Palmer

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

HAIGHT, Senior District Judge:

I. PRELIMINARY

This is a case of mistake in a real estate transaction. Plaintiffs Michael and Margaret Petrueelli mistakenly believed that a weekend home they were buying from defendant Jeannine Palmer was fully contained within the boundaries of its plot, and that there were no problems with encroachment onto adjacent properties.

The mistake may or may not have been mutual: defendant Palmer claims she did not know that the property had any such problems, but plaintiffs question her credibility. The mistake also might or might not have been…