Legal Opinion
Smith v. Dorchester Real Estate, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 15, 2013No. 11-2349, 11-2378, 11-2389PublishedCited by 106 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOWARD, Circuit Judge.
This case arises out of a fraudulent real estate mortgage scheme that involved inducing a schizophrenic trash collector into acting as a straw buyer for two overvalued residential properties in Massachusetts. That person, Robert Smith, sued various entities and individuals involved in the transactions, including the mortgage lenders, mortgage brokers, real estate brokers, and closing agents. A jury returned a verdict largely favorable to Smith on his claims of fraud and breach of fiduciary duty, and the district court doubled and trebled certain damages pursuant to the…
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