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In Bauman v. Nutter, the Court of Appeals of Iowa addressed the issues of implied agency and specific performance. The court held that an agent/principal relationship may be implied from the parties' words or conduct and the circumstances of a particular case, and that specific performance will be denied to the principal where the agent induces the seller to sign a contract with mistaken...
In Berke v. Nan Hecht, The Realty Investment Co., The Realty Investment Company (TRI) appealed from a court order denying its petition to compel the Board to arbitrate a dispute between it and another Board member, Berke. The facts of the case are complex but the key issue on appeal was whether, and to what extent, the Board had the power to decline to arbitrate their...
In 1989 the Supreme Court of Minnesota addressed whether a real estate broker had engaged in the unauthorized practice of law. The court held that by charging a separate fee for closing services in an ordinary real residential real estate transaction which presented neither difficult nor doubtful questions, the broker did not engage in the unauthorized practice of law.
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In C.B. Snyder Realty, Inc. v. BMW, the Superior Court of New Jersey addressed allegations by a broker against a client/lessee for intentional interference with contract. The court held that the lessee did not interfere with the broker’s contract with the lessor as the lessee did not act maliciously or for financial gain when it closed the deal through another...
Note: This case is not published in an official reporter and may not be cited as authority. Consult with counsel before relying on this case.
The Ohio Court of Common Pleas granted the Columbus Board of REALTORS® (the "Board") motion for summary judgment and dismissed plaintiff's complaint seeking reversal of the Board's arbitration award. The...
In People v. Colorado Springs Board of REALTORS®, the Colorado Supreme Court addressed the reasonableness of Board membership criteria as it related to MLS access. The court held that membership criteria which gave a Board the means to restrict access to the MLS were potentially anti-competitive and constituted an impermissible group boycott under Rule of Reason...
In 1988 the Appellate Court of Illinois addressed the 90-day suspension of a Board member for Code of Ethics violations. The court held that the defendant had proper notice of the alleged ethics violations and that the Board's Code of Ethics was not vague.
Barbara Cuchra (defendant) was a real estate agent at Lohman Brothers Real Estate. She was the listing agent for residential...
In Howerin Residential Sales Corp. v. Century Realty of Tidewater, Inc., the Supreme Court of Virginia addressed the validity of a REALTOR® board (the "Board") arbitration award. After noting the limited grounds upon which an arbitration award may be vacated, the state supreme court reversed the trial court's decision to vacate the award.
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In Carter v. Bennett, the D.C. Circuit court held that the employer, a division of the federal government, did not assign a blind employee to a position in which reasonable accommodation was impossible, and that the employer reasonably accommodated the employee.
Carter was a blind employee at the Department of Education (DOE), where his responsibilities included...
The plaintiff was a buyer under a sales contract executed with the defendant with respect to property on which leaking underground storage tanks were discovered after execution of the sales contract. Plaintiff sought specific performance of the contract to require defendant to close the sale and convey the property to it. The Court of Appeals of Michigan held that the unknown was a natural...