Wright v. Buzzine

The superior court, after a jury trial, rendered judgment against appellant real estate brokers’ claim for commissions in the amount of $50,000, arising from an exchange of ranch properties, which was induced by the buyer’s fraudulent misrepresentations. The court instructed the jury that even if the brokers acted in good faith, the buyer’s misrepresentations precluded their recovery. As we shall point out, we do not believe that the brokers earned their commissions by securing a buyer who induced the acceptance of the transaction by fraud, and we uphold the instruction. Nor do we find…