Oxton v. Rudland

WILBUR, Retired Justice

[HI.] The purchasers of a home brought suit against the sellers for fraud and failure to disclose defects. The circuit court dismissed the purchasers’ claims on summary judgment. The purchasers appeal. We reverse and remand.

Background

[¶2.] In February 2013, Dwight Oxton executed a purchase agreement for a home located at 1017 Gladys Street in Rapid City, South Dakota owned by Eugene and Cathy Rudland. The Rudlands had purchased it for $165,000 from Todd and Kari Wang just a couple months before—in December 2012 and listed it for sale for $262,500. When the Rudlands…