Blankenship v. Ogle

This is a fraudulent concealment case.

By a count in their complaint, the Ogles contended that, when they purchased a house and lot from Mrs. Blankenship, she failed to disclose to them that the residence's sewage system was inadequate, that she was under a duty to disclose that information but that she fraudulently withheld such facts from the Ogles.

The jury trial evidence revealed the following facts as viewed in their most favorable light to the Ogles' cause. When Mrs. Blankenship purchased the lot from Hudgins, Mrs. Hudgins remarked that the lot was too small for a house and septic system.…