Real Estate Agents' Liability for Negligent Misstatement

During the process of selling or leasing a property, a real estate agent may make statements about the property which later turn out to be false (incorrect). This article examines the liability of real estate agents in the tort of negligence for the making of false statements. Cases discussed are Sh...

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Main Author: Sadler, Pauline
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2000
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14393
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description During the process of selling or leasing a property, a real estate agent may make statements about the property which later turn out to be false (incorrect). This article examines the liability of real estate agents in the tort of negligence for the making of false statements. Cases discussed are Shaddock & Associates Pty Ltd v Parramatta City Council (1980-1981) 150 CLR 225, Norris v Sibberas (1989) Aust. Torts Reports 80-288, Richard Ellis (W.A.) Pty Ltd v Mullins Investments Pty Ltd (in liq) (1995) Aust Torts Reports 81-309 and Rawlinson & Brown Pty Ltd v Witham (1995) Aust Torts Reports 81-341.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-143932017-01-30T11:43:28Z Real Estate Agents' Liability for Negligent Misstatement Sadler, Pauline negligence - negligent misstatement - negligent words - false statements - real estate agents During the process of selling or leasing a property, a real estate agent may make statements about the property which later turn out to be false (incorrect). This article examines the liability of real estate agents in the tort of negligence for the making of false statements. Cases discussed are Shaddock & Associates Pty Ltd v Parramatta City Council (1980-1981) 150 CLR 225, Norris v Sibberas (1989) Aust. Torts Reports 80-288, Richard Ellis (W.A.) Pty Ltd v Mullins Investments Pty Ltd (in liq) (1995) Aust Torts Reports 81-309 and Rawlinson & Brown Pty Ltd v Witham (1995) Aust Torts Reports 81-341. 2000 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14393 fulltext
spellingShingle negligence - negligent misstatement - negligent words - false statements - real estate agents
Sadler, Pauline
Real Estate Agents' Liability for Negligent Misstatement
title Real Estate Agents' Liability for Negligent Misstatement
title_full Real Estate Agents' Liability for Negligent Misstatement
title_fullStr Real Estate Agents' Liability for Negligent Misstatement
title_full_unstemmed Real Estate Agents' Liability for Negligent Misstatement
title_short Real Estate Agents' Liability for Negligent Misstatement
title_sort real estate agents' liability for negligent misstatement
topic negligence - negligent misstatement - negligent words - false statements - real estate agents
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14393