Mass. woman sues broker over secondhand smoke

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By CBS 3 Springfield News

Story Published: Feb 9, 2010 at 4:45 PM EDT

Story Updated: Feb 9, 2010 at 4:45 PM EDT

BOSTON (AP) - A Massachusetts woman who says she was forced to
move out of her Boston condominium because of secondhand smoke from a neighbor is suing her real estate broker.

Alyssa Burrage said her broker repeatedly assured her that the
owner of the condo she was buying in 2006 was a smoker and the
smell would go away.

Burrage, who has asthma, said she later discovered the smoke was
coming from a condo below hers.

A jury will decide if broker Joseph DeAngelo is liable for
damages. DeAngelo denies Burrage asked him about smoke in the
condo.

Tobacco law experts say no one in the state has won monetary
damages in a case over smoking fumes.

Burrage also sued the two men in the downstairs condo and the
condominium association. All three settled with Burrage for
undisclosed amounts.
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Information from: The Boston Globe, http://www.boston.com/globe

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