California Considers When an Unknown Third Party May Rely on an Appraiser’s Opinion

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Legal and Court Case Update
October 25, 2005
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malpractice (appraisal)

Christine Hoffman v. Ronald J. Gaglio
No. B181356 (Cal. App. 2 Dist. 2005), unpublished
US
State Court
California
Court of Appeals
David K. Dorenfeld, Michael W. Brown, Randall E. Greer
Kitching

Summary

The California Court of Appeal for the 2nd District determined that a third party could recover against a real estate appraiser for malpractice under a negligent misrepresentation theory.

See Also

Christine Hoffman v. Ronald J. Gaglio

The California Court of Appeal for the Second District determined that a third party could recover against a real estate appraiser for malpractice under a negligent misrepresentation theory when the third party was not in the class of person intended to b ...