Charter One Bank owned a fifteen-story commercial building. A fire inspector identified a number of defects in the building's drinking-water and...

Charter One Bank owned a fifteen-story commercial building. A fire inspector identified a number of defects in the building’s drinking-water and fire-suppression systems. Without disclosing this information, Charter sold the building to Northpoint Properties, Inc. Northpoint spent $280,000 to repair the water and fire-suppression systems and filed a suit against Charter One. Is the seller liable for not disclosing the building’s defects?