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Can they sue if they do not get the house?

They bought the house and the seller accepted the offer. They put a lot of money on the house so far through house inspections escrow etc, Friday everything was going to be settled. But it turns out that Friday the house goes on probate, and that anyone with a higher bid can get the house! After all the time and money can they sue if they dont get the house???

The only reason a house would go "on probate" is if the owner died.
It would be very hard to sue a dead person.

I think you need to get some facts here as this all makes no sense.

Sure they can sue. If they will win or not is a completely different question.

Not nearly enough information to guess if they can win.
State laws govern real estate transactions. We don't know your state.
Did the seller die? If that is why the property is going in to probate then it is unlikely they could win.
If the seller was an estate, did they know probate was a possibility?

Best bet, talk with a real estate lawyer.

How can the seller accept the offer if the property is going into probate? In that case, the owner or at least a part owner has died; and the seller did not have the right to sell the property. Should have a good case for holding the estate to the contract terms, or suing the seller for wrongful sale.

Were they told the house might go into probate while they were in the process of trying to buy it?

If they were told then no, they cannot sue. If they were *not* told then they might have a case.

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