Birou v. Thompson-Brown Co.

These are consolidated appeals of right from Oakland County Circuit Court. The cause was originally part of a class action but the instant case was severed for initial disposition and trial.

This case arose out of the purchase of a home and lot in the Meadowbrook Lake Subdivision in Novi. Plaintiffs alleged that defendant Thompson-Brown Company negligently and recklessly made false statements about the condition of Meadow-brook Lake while acting as agent for defendant Homestead Corporation, the subdivision developer. The representations were, inter alia, that Meadow-brook Lake which abutted…