Legal Opinion · Dissent

White v. Rehn

Idaho Supreme Court

Decided April 15, 1982No. 13416Published

1DissentBistline, Justice

For reasons which I cannot fathom, it seems that the other members of the Court have heretofore taken a firm stance against earnest money agreements, which are for certain the main instrumentality by which the real estate profession operates — not that earnest money agreements are not utilized where real estate brokers and salesmen are not involved. See Hoffman v. S. V. Company, Inc., 102 Idaho 187, 628 P.2d 218 (1981). Today the Court takes its furthest step yet towards making all earnest money agreements per se unenforceable in Idaho.

Although I strongly disagree with the reasoning, or…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Barlow v. International Harvester CompanyIdaho Supreme Court · 1974
  2. Phillips v. JohnsonOregon Supreme Court · 1973
  3. Hoffman v. SV Co., Inc.Idaho Supreme Court · 1981
  4. Morgan v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1948
  5. Craig v. ZelianCalifornia Supreme Court · 1902

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