Legal Opinion
Edmonds v. John L. Scott Real Estate, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided September 8, 1997No. 37562-8-IPublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEllington, J.
Cora E. Edmonds signed a buyer/ broker agreement with an agent of John L. Scott Real Estate, Inc. The agent showed her a house listed by another Scott agent and, after reassurance from the agent that a basement drainage problem would be fixed and warranted, Edmonds signed an earnest money agreement for the purchase of the house.
As the closing date approached, the basement was still wet, and Edmonds demanded the return of her earnest money. Scott’s general counsel unilaterally determined, without investigation, that the drainage problem had been fixed. He declared Edmonds in default and…
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