Hartle v. United States

OPINION

LYDON, Senior Judge.

The dispute in this case centers around the purchase by plaintiffs, Frank K. Hartle and Maxine E. Hartle (husband and wife) (Hartle), of real property owned by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).1 Plaintiffs, in their complaint, seek, inter alia, recission of the purchase agreement and refund of the purchase price or, in the alternative, an award of compensatory damages based on the contention the purchase agreement was tainted by a mutual and material mistake of fact. Defendant has moved to dismiss the complaint contending that plaintiffs’ claim…