Opinion

Williams v. Benson

  • 3 Mich. App. 9
  • 141 N.W.2d 650
Court
Michigan Court of Appeals
Filed
Jun 30, 1966
Status
Published
Author
Kavanagh
On the bench
Kavanagh, McGregor, Fitzgerald
Cited by
25 cases

The opinion

T. G. Kavanagh, J.

(dissenting). I agree that a duty to speak exists when there is knowledge of an existing condition posing a substantial threat to the enjoyment of the property. I would even agree that a deliberate withholding of the fact of a prior warning might be sufficient evidence of an intent to prevent investigation to support a determination of actionable fraud.

But here — did the appellant deliberately 'withhold information of the prior warning or did he even think about it? Is the present infestation a new one or did it exist at the time of the sale?

*26 There is no evidence in this record upon which to base logical answers to these questions. I would set aside the summary judgment and refer the matter for trial, and I would award appellant his costs.

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