Coats v. Uhlmann

This appeal arises out of a suit precipitated by a sale of land in Holland, Michigan. Defendant realtors, Russell Klaasen Realtors, Milton Beelen and Roger MacLeod, represented the buyers, plaintiffs in this suit, throughout the sale until its closing on July 8, 1971.

The final deed excepted a portion of the land the buyers thought was to be included for the purchase price. At the closing, the realtors misrepresented the exception as a mere license or easement in favor of the sellers. Later, it became apparent to the buyers that the sellers were claiming full ownership of the excepted tract. *…