Melville v. Cheryl Scott Real Estate Co.

CRIST, Judge.

Appeal from a denial of a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. We reverse.

In the underlying action, plaintiffs (sellers) charged Cheryl Scott Real Estate Co., hereafter Cheryl Scott, and its agents, Linda Durrer and Garey D. Keathley with a concerted breach of their fiduciary duty to sellers in connection with the sale of sellers’ four family flat. Cheryl Scott arranged with sellers to sell their four family flat and in fact sold the flat to Garey D. Keathley. It wasn’t until after the closing that sellers learned Keathley was the principal shareholder and an officer…