An Investor Who Wanted to Build a Duplex Asked the City

question 120

Multiple Choice

An investor who wanted to build a duplex asked the city zoning officer whether Lot A of Plan 16, known as 1 Street, was zoned for a single-family house or a duplex. The zoning officer was distracted by a news report on the radio and accidentally gave the investor a printed copy of the zoning for the wrong lot that said "duplex," although 1 Street was only zoned for single-family houses. After the investor began building a duplex, the city stopped him for building contrary to the zoning by-laws. He lost $50,000. On these facts (assume all can be proven) , which of the following is true?

• A) A person can only be sued for actions that cause physical injury.
• B) The cause of action most likely to be taken by the investor in this case is "deceit."
• C) The zoning officer can be sued even though the investor did not have a contract with him (i.e., he didn't pay for the information).
• D) The employer of the zoning officer could not be sued since the employer did no wrong.
• E) The zoning officer could not be sued successfully since he had no intention of hurting anyone; his error was just an accident.

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