Dowd v. Iantosca

While the plaintiff Dowd was still negotiating with the sellers for the purchase of their house, which was listed exclusively with the defendant Iantosca’s real estate agency, Iantosca inspected the premises and decided to buy the property for himself. He designed an offer to purchase that gave the appearance of being better than Dowd’s and presented it to the sellers, through his employee, a licensed salesperson who had been working with Dowd and the sellers. The sellers accepted the offer, and Iantosca purchased the property for the same amount offered by Dowd. The trial judge found and…