Ricco v. Riva

NETTESHEIM, PJ.

¶ 1. In their complaint, Ronald and Belinda Ricco alleged that Daniel and Barbara Riva had misrepresented the condition of real estate they had sold to the Riccos. At summary judgment, the trial court determined that the Riccos 1 expert witness, John Wantz, had misrepresented his qualifications both in this action and in a prior unrelated action. Based on that determination and further ruling that Wantz's summary judgment affidavit was untimely, the court struck the affidavit, dismissed the Riccos' misrepresentation claims, and barred Wantz from testifying at the trial as to…