Legal Opinion
Cogan v. Kidder, Mathews & Segner, Inc.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided July 22, 1982No. 46726PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtUtter, J.
John Cogan, executor of the estate of Joseph C. Banchero, alleges defendant/petitioner Kidder, Mathews & Segner, Inc. (Kidder, Mathews) breached its fiduciary duty to him in failing to disclose numerous material facts. We hold Kidder, Mathews violated its fiduciary duty by *660failing to disclose its dual agency relationship.
On April 6, 1976, John Cogan agreed to list for sale a 10-acre parcel of real estate located in Tukwila, Washington, with Kidder, Mathews, an industrial real estate brokerage firm. Two brokers from the firm, Russell Segner and Jerome Mathews, showed the property to…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Williams v. Queen Fisheries, Inc.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1970
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