Investment Exchange Realty, Inc. v. Hillcrest Bowl, Inc.

This is an action by a real estate broker to recover a commission for negotiation of a lease. The question presented is whether a broker has a duty to expressly disclose a dual agency in which the broker represented both the lessor and the lessee.

The facts are not disputed although there is a very real dispute as to the interpretation to be placed on the facts. Hillcrest Bowl, Inc. (appellant) is the owner of a shopping center in Renton. The Ralston Purina Company, a Missouri corporation (hereafter Ralston), is a large concern with numerous business operations. One of the Ralston enterprises…