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STATE OF MAINE Sagadahoc,
55.

JOYCE MATHEWS

v.
COURT STREET REALTY and KYLE ROGERS Defendants

Docket No. SAG-RE-07-012

ORDER AND rUDGMENT
TIlis civil action came before the court for a bench trial on November 6, 2009. TIle

parties were present and presented evidence. PlaintiffJoyce Mathews represented herself, and the Defendant Court Street Realty and Kyle Rogers appeared with their counsel, Ivy Frignoca, Esq. Based on the entire record, this court adopts the following findings of fact and conclusions of law and renders judgment as follows.

Background
This case arises out of the Plaintiffs purchase of real property in West Bath in July 2005. Soon after the purchase, she discovered various problems with the property, and brought suit in

2007 against the sellers and the real estate agency and broker who represented the sellers in the
transaction. Initially, the complaint included claims made by or on behalf of the Plaintiff as well as mother and minor son, but dle modler's and son's claims have been dismissed. The sellers have been dismissed as defendants. The only remaining claims are dlOse of dle PlaintiffJoyce Madlews against dle seller's real estate agency, Court Street Realty, and Kyle Rogers, dle real est..1.te broker who handled dle sale.

At the trial, the parties agreed to the admission of the discovery deposition testimony of Plaintiff and her mother, with dle exception of certain portions objected to by the Defendants on grounds of hearsay and/or relevance.' Plaintiff testified on cross-examination, and Defendant

Rogers also testified on direct and cross-examination. Plaintiffs Exhibits 1-5 were admitted over objection, and Defendants' Exhibits 1-14 were admitted by agreement. The remaining claims alleged fraud and misrepresent-1.tion, and negligent representation. Specifically, according to the complaint, the Plaintiff alleges that the Defendants are liable to her because':

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