Vicki Bagley Realty, Inc. v. Laufer

TERRY, Associate Judge:

The appellants in this case, defendants below, are two real estate brokerage companies, Vicki Bagley Realty, Inc. (“Bag-ley”), and D’Amecourt Real Estate, Inc. (“D’Amecourt”). The trial court, sitting without a jury, found that each appellant had breached a fiduciary duty owed to the appellees and that D’Amecourt’s conduct also constituted negligence. The court entered an $8,000 judgment against the real estate companies and a third defendant, John T. Laye. 1 We affirm the trial court’s finding of liability, but hold that appellees are limited to a recovery of $5,000 by…