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Real Property
Fraud
Commercial Property Purchase

Anita Dunlap Childs, Broderick Plo Dunlap and Stephanie Gibbs Dunlap v. Bernard W. Gimbel and Gimbel Holding Company

Published: Feb. 11, 1995 | Result Date: Dec. 21, 1994 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |

Case number: 714981 –  $1,950,000

Judge

Harmon G. Scoville

Court

Orange Superior


Attorneys

Plaintiff

Charles J. Falkowski


Defendant

Robert E. Goldman


Experts

Plaintiff

Ted Rosenquist
(technical)

Thomas Kenster
(technical)

A. Scott Herd
(technical)

Facts

In 1990, Plaintiffs Anita Dunlap Childs, Broderick Pio Dunlap, and Stephanie Gibbs Dunlap purchased 7,000 square feet of improved commercial real property from Defendants Bernard W. Gimbel and Gimbel Holding Company. Plaintiffs paid approximately $1,575,000 for that Huntington Beach property.

Settlement Discussions

Plaintiffs contend that they demanded $700,000 and that Defendants made no firm offer.

Damages

$2,360,000

Deliberation

2 days

Poll

12-0 on concealment cause of action; 10-2 on misrepresentation claims

Length

3 weeks


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