Cheng Sing Liang et al v. Chwen Jen Huang et al

Plaintiffs are émigrés from Taiwan and contracted to purchase a motel from defendants in the Town of Union, NY. Plaintiffs relying upon defendants for most of their outside social, religious and professional contacts agreed to defendants suggestion that they should employ one lawyer to reduce their closing costs. All closing documents were first presented on the day of closing and Plaintiffs relied upon interpretation of terms and conditions by the attorney and/or defendants' Taiwanese translations. The purchase agreement for $340,000 noted that the motel contained 23 rental units and that all mechanical systems were in good operating order. After the closing, Plaintiffs learned that 4 of the 23 units were not rentable by NY Health Department regulations, and that the air conditioning system was in need of major repair. Plaintiffs brought action for rescission of sale based on fraud, and for damages for breach of contract.

Jury found for plaintiffs.

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Defendants appealed. The Supreme Court, Appellae Division, Third Department, affirmed the trial court. See 679 N.Y.S.2nd 210 (A.D.3 Dept.1998). The date shown above is the date of the appellate court decision and not the trial date. Reported by JAB.