Watson v. Ben Griffin Realty & Auction, Inc.

SMITH, Judge.

On 25 April 1989, Ben Griffin Realty and Auction, Inc. (hereinafter “Griffin”), as owner, offered for sale 4.876 acres of land to plaintiffs Kenneth and Martha Watson. Agent Ben Griffin told plaintiffs that “the old farm road” was the access to the property. Around 1 May 1989, defendant Carpenter, Wilson, Cannon & Blair, P.A. (hereinafter “law firm”), issued a title opinion which stated that the property had *62a direct means of access to the public right of way. Based on the representations of Griffin and the law firm, plaintiffs paid $12,000 for the property.

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