Tingle v. Seignious

Candler, Justice.

Where one, as here, while negotiating for the purchase of realty, has an opportunity to examine it before agreeing to buy, but fails to do so and voluntarily relies on statements made by the seller concerning its character and value, a written contract to sell and purchase the property subsequently executed by the contracting parties will not, on petition therefor by the purchaser, be rescinded and set aside because of the falsity of such statements, unless some fraud or . artifice was practiced by the seller to prevent such examination by the purchaser; and this is true…