Jalil offers his house for sale. Mei comes to look at the house. She wants to know if she can run her retail store business out of the home. Jalil says that she can, since he he has been running a business from his home, which he really has been and believes to be legal. Neither of them checks the zoning rules. After she buys the house, Mei learns the zoning rules do not actually permit a retail store in the home. Mei no longer wants to live in the home and wants to rescind (undo) the sale.

A. What legal doctrine would Mei try to use to get out of the purchase? 

B. Assess the strengths and weaknesses of Mei's case. 

C. Case Mei use the Statute of Frauds to rescind this contract?

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A Legal Doctrine Misrepresentation or Fraud Mei would likely try to use the legal doctrine of misrep... View the full answer