Charter Medical Management Co. v. Ware Manor, Inc.

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• alleged misrepresentations regarding defendant’s expertise and experience in profitably running nursing homes were mere commendation or “puffing” and not actionable
• buyer’s failure to independently verify the accuracy of a representation regarding income that could be derived from property required summary judgment on fraud claim
• representation that defendant had “expertise and experience in profitably operating nursing homes” was a general commendation that could not serve as the predicate for a fraud claim
• merger clause precluded plaintiff from proving reasonable reliance on representations not contained in contract
• alleged misrepresentation as to appellant’s expertise and experience “was mere commendation or puffing” and the appellee showed that it took no action to ascertain the truth thereof
• no evidence of justifiable reliance where manager of nursing home facility expressed opinion as to future medicare payments and plaintiff made no effort to ascertain truth of representation

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