Weinstein v. Sprecher

Max and Florence Weinstein 1 wanted to invest in real estate. E. E. Sprecher, M.D., a Seattle orthopedic surgeon, and wife, who were sometime real estate investors, had a parcel for sale. Dr. Sprecher gave an exclusive broker’s listing to Erwin C. Goodwin. The written agreement described the tract as containing “30 acres more or less.” Goodwin promptly found a potential buyer, the respondent Weinstein. Max Weinstein examined the listing agreement, and the broker indicated that the land contained “30 acres more or less.” Weinstein and the broker viewed the land together from a road, but…