Lakeside Investments Group, Inc. v. Allen

Miller, Judge.

Representing landowners seeking to sell their property, Briggs Allen told Lakeside Investments Group, Inc. that the piece of property was zoned entirely for office and industrial use (O & I), when in fact only the front portion was so zoned. Lakeside purchased the property for office use and did not learn the true zoning status of the property until it applied for a building permit. Lakeside sued Allen for fraud, and the trial court granted Allen summary judgment on the ground that zoning status is a matter of law and therefore representations concerning such cannot serve as a…