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After closing, the buyers (Davis) found the house needed a new roof for $15,000.
After closing, the buyers (Davis) found the house needed a new roof for $15,000.
|procedural_history=Davis sued the seller Johnson for rescission of the real estate contract.
|procedural_history=Davis sued the seller Johnson for rescission of the real estate contract.
Davis wins in the trial court & the court of appeals in Florida.
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Johnson v. Davis
Court Florida Supreme Court
Citation
Date decided October 31, 1985

Facts

Johnson (defendant) agreed to sell his house to the Davises (plaintiffs).

The home sales contract stipulated a $5,000 initial deposit & a $26,000 2nd deposit (in the 1980s money).

The buyers Davises had the right to inspect the roof. Before closing, the buyers noticed peeling plaster in the house.

After closing, the buyers (Davis) found the house needed a new roof for $15,000.

Procedural History

Davis sued the seller Johnson for rescission of the real estate contract.

Davis wins in the trial court & the court of appeals in Florida.

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