Cline v. Roemer

This action arose out of a 1971 real estate transaction in which plaintiff-respondents Virgil and Roberta Cline allegedly contemplated the purchase of a parcel of real estate from Imo Purcell. Defendant-appellant John Roemer acted as an intermediary between the parties in his capacity as a real estate broker. During the course of the negotiations the Clines delivered $8,000.00 to Roemer as a down payment on the property. The transaction then failed and the Clines sued Roemer for the amount paid. On October 31, 1972, at a time when Roemer was acting as his own attorney, a summary judgment was…