The lawsuit said that "had the defect been disclosed, (Fisca) may not have purchased the property, or, in the alternative, (he) would have negotiated a price which would have accounted for the defect."

In its defence, the association said Kramer was only joking about the building being haunted and has no idea if there was ever a strange death or murder there.

Even if there was a ghost, it argued, it was a case of buyer beware and the association had no obligation to inform Fisca before the deal went through.

Sloan said there is almost no case law in Canada on the "stigmatization of property" and whether sellers are required to tell buyers such things.

But in any event, he ruled, Fisca didn't produce a shred of evidence to substantiate talk of ghosts, which seemed to stem only from something Kramer heard over a few drinks.

The judge said Kramer "makes it clear that he has never seen a ghost, did not believe there was a ghost and that all conversations about the property being haunted were a joke."

As a result, Sloan gave the claim in Superior Court in Kitchener short shrift, recently dismissing it without even holding a trial.

Fisca said Monday that he might appeal the ruling. He referred questions to his lawyer, who could not be reached.

bcaldwell@therecord.com