FISHER v. KAHLER

No. 21807.

641 N.W.2d 122 (2002)

2002 SD 30

Curtis R. FISHER and Debbie G. Fisher, Plaintiffs, v. Rick KAHLER, d/b/a Kahler Realtors, Defendant and Appellee, and Arlen and Eunice Rude, Defendants and Appellants.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided February 27, 2002.

Rehearing Denied April 16, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gene R. Bushnell of Costello, Porter, Hill, Heisterkamp, Bushnell & Carpenter, Rapid City, Attorneys for appellees.

Paul J. Gillette of Gillette, Battey & Gillette, Redfield, Attorney for appellants.


KONENKAMP, Justice.

[¶ 1.] This appeal centers on a claim of negligent misrepresentation brought by commercial property buyers against the sellers' realtor. The trial court granted summary judgment for the realtor, concluding that the realtor had no legal duty to the buyers. We reverse and remand because South Dakota's realtor licensing laws create additional duties for licensees beyond those imposed by the common law.

Background

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