71 Md. App. 520 - Goettee v. Steele’s Empirical Analysis

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8 state decisions

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1. ““Although the circuit court determined that the actions of appellees as buyers did not reach the level of fraud, we find disturbing the circumstances surrounding the transaction. First, the discrepancy in quantity was not minor, but a forty percent variation. Second, from the very beginning, appellees possessed the knowledge that the actual square footage of the parcel substantially exceeded the amount recited in the contract for sale and the amount which appellant thought he was selling. Specifi cally, appellee Dr. Faust admitted that he knew the size of the lot to be about 21,000 or 22,000 square feet. Third, appellant compiled considerable information regarding the parcel. Numerous surveys indicated that the parcel’s size was in the range of 16,000 square feet as recited in the contract. Although the surveys and other data did indicate that the precise size remained in question, these documents in themselves contained nothing that would put an individual on inquiry notice that there might be a gross variance. Fourth, appellant was not the actual owner of the parcel, but was merely the personal representative of the Chaney estate, who had only visited the land and reviewed various surveys and maps. “And finally, appellant’s actions during the negotiations indicate that he considered size and the resulting per square foot cost as critical and central to reaching an agreement. Appellant rejected the first offer for $279,-000.00 since the price did not provide a minimum of $18”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Steele v. Goettee

2. ““16,000 square feet, more or less, together with improvements thereon located at 716 Giddings Avenue, Forbes Street, Annapolis Maryland, as further described in the Land Records of Anne Arundel County, at Liber, folio.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Steele v. Goettee