Ind. Jurors Award Homeowners $350,000 for Deception by Sellers

DANVILLE, Ind. - An Indiana Superior Court jury Oct. 27 awarded four members of local family $350,000 on fraud and deception claims the family brought against the former owner of their home. Colee v. Salesman, No. 32D02-0503-PL-16, Ind. Super. Ct., Hendricks Cty.).

Ronda and Brian Colee alleged that the late Carl L. Salesman misrepresented the condition of a house they purchased in 2001. The Colees claimed that Salesman declined to list hazardous mold conditions and basement water problems in a mandatory real estate disclosure form, and that mold problems surfaced within months of the purchase.

The Colees say the mold …