Seller Fraudulent Concealment in Property Sale

In a dispute concerning a contract for the sale of property, the buyer appealed a lower court ruling that upheld the sale despite the discovery of significant, undisclosed construction defects that substantially reduced the property's value. The high court quashed the lower court's decision, reasoning that the seller's failure to disclose known defects constituted a fraudulent concealment of essential quality, thereby rendering the consent of the buyer vitiated under the law governing vices of consent in contractual agreements.