Walsh v. Edwards

In this law action for fraud and deceit arising out of an alleged misrepresentation made by a seller to a prospective pur chaser of a house and lot with respect to the probability of a creek overflowing during heavy rainstorms, the contentions on appeal are: (i) that the trial court should have granted the motion for a directed verdict because there was insufficient proof of misrepresentation; (ii) that there was no admissible proof of reliance on the misrepresentation; and (iii) that it was error to admit evidence of a representation made subsequent to the date of the contract to purchase.

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