Legal Opinion
Bartner v. Carter
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided August 9, 1979PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODFREY, Justice.
Appellants Jay and Claire Bartner brought an action against real estate brokers Dwight Carter and Lewis Moore alleging, in separate counts, fraud and a violation of the Maine Unfair Trade Practices Act, specifically 5 M.R.S.A. § 213 (1979). The action arose out of the purchase of residential property by the Bartners. Ap-pellees Carter and Moore, relying on information furnished by the seller, advertised the property in the following language:
“BASS HARBOR
6 rooms — completely renovated combination garage and barn — % acre. $32,000.”
Appellants, who lived in Minnesota at the time…
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