ELR Citation: ELR 20420
No(s). 84-1531 (1st Cir. Mar 15, 1985)

The court rules that a seller who allegedly misrepresented the severity of an oil spill on a property may be liable to the buyer under common-law fraud and statutory deceptive business practices theories, but has not breached its promise to sell the property free of encumbrances. Applying Massachuse...