Dickerson v. Strand

1 respectfully dissent. However, I wholeheartedly join with my colleagues in asking that our Supreme Court examine the common law rule that a residential real estate buyer may not rely upon a seller's assertions regarding the property where the buyer has the reasonable opportunity to inspect the property in light of Indiana's disclosure form statute.

The majority is correct that Indiana common law long placed the burden upon buyers of real property to inspect the property and bear the risk when they fail to do so:5 "It is well settled that 'a purchaser of property has no right to rely upon the…