Does a buyer have an absolute right to rely upon the express statement of the seller concerning an existing fact?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Richard v. Baker, 141 Cal.App.2d 857, 297 P.2d 674 (Cal. App. 1956):
In Younis v. Hart, supra, 59 Cal.App.2d at page 104, 138 P.2d at page 326, the court said: 'In the purchase of land the buyer has the absolute right to rely upon the express statement of the seller concerning an existing fact the truth of which is known to the vendor and unknown to the vendee.'
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