(DOWNLOAD) "Johnson v. Geer Real Estate Co." by Supreme Court of Kansas * eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Johnson v. Geer Real Estate Co.
- Author : Supreme Court of Kansas
- Release Date : January 13, 1986
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 62 KB
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The opinion of the court was delivered by This action was commenced by the plaintiffs, Billy G. Johnson and Linda K. Sharp, purchasers of real estate, against the broker, Geer Real Estate Company, and the sellers, Ralph and Barbara Noland, for damages for negligent or fraudulent misrepresentation. Plaintiffs claim that the property was represented as being connected to the city sanitary sewer system [239 Kan. 325] when in fact it is not, but is served by a septic tank. The jury answered special questions unanimously. It absolved the Nolands but found Geer Realty 100% at fault. It found that the plaintiffs had sustained actual damages of $10,000 and it also awarded them punitive damages of $17,500. The trial court reduced the actual damages to $8,600, but otherwise approved the verdict and entered judgment for a total of $26,100. Geer Realty appeals, and plaintiffs cross-appeal.