The Descendants of Deceased Prove Fictitious Sale Agreement Made with Father’s Boss
Four brothers in Kiryat Ata have won a groundbreaking legal battle against their late father’s former boss and his wife, after proving that the sale agreement for their father’s residence was fictitious, nullifying the registration of the property in the boss’s name.
The shocking discovery was made about three years after the death of their father, when the brothers found out that their father’s former boss claimed ownership of the property based on a sales agreement signed in 1999. The boss and his wife had their father’s house registered in their names in 2018, leaving the brothers in a difficult position.
After filing a lawsuit against the former boss and his wife, the brothers, represented by lawyers Yuval Adler and Efrat Sagi, were able to prove that most of the mortgage money, approximately NIS 770,000, which the boss and his wife took for the purported purchase of the house, were transferred to their company.
The defendants claimed that it was a legitimate sale and that the deceased had sold them the house years ago. However, the judge ruled in favor of the brothers, noting that the testimonies of the plaintiffs were reliable, while the boss and his wife repeatedly changed their versions and provided no support for their claims.
In an innovative ruling, the court determined that the 1999 agreement was a sham, and the deed of sale signed in 2018 was also invalidated. The judge stated that the transfer of rights made pursuant to the agreement is not valid and does not ‘grow’ a new right for the defendants.
The lawyers representing the brothers described the ruling as innovative, as it established that heirs can cancel an apparent agreement, even if the deceased signed documents confirming its validity.
This legal victory serves as a reminder to individuals to thoroughly examine legal transactions and agreements to avoid falling victim to fictitious deals. The ruling also highlights the importance of transparency and ethical business practices in legal and financial transactions.