Jensen v. Sattler

STREIT, Justice.

Three years after a Cedar Rapids couple sold a man their mansion with its “touch of Beverly Hills,” it turned into a money pit. The buyer sued the couple for misrepresentation and a violation of Iowa’s Real Estate Disclosure Act. The district court ruled he had to prove fraud to recover and consolidated his claims. The court also dismissed one of the sellers from the suit because she did not sign a disclosure form. The buyer lost what remained of his case, which was tried to a jury. We reverse in part and remand for a trial on the claims the court prematurely dismissed.

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