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Professional Liability Blog
October 4, 2019

Edson v. Fogarty - Broker Can Be Liable to Purchaser for Misrepresentation of Fact, Regardless of Reliance, Where Purchaser Could Not Have Discovered Misrepresentation on Its Own

This article discusses a decision by the 1st District of the Illinois Court of Appeals clarifying the law on when a broker can be liable for negligent misrepresentations during the sale of property and held a broker liable for misrepresentations made about the zoning of property.