Cao v. Huan Nguyen

NATURE OF CASE

Lee P. Cao and Louann P. Cao (buyers) brought this action seeking rescission of a purchase agreement they entered into with Huan Nguyen and Nega Pham (sellers). The buyers alleged that the sellers negligently and fraudulently misrepresented that the property at 2223 R Street in Lincoln, Nebraska, was a duplex and could be rented to two separate families when in fact the property did not conform to the municipal code so as to be rented as a duplex or two-family dwelling. The district court found that the buyers had not proved the elements of fraudulent misrepresentation and…