Easton v. Strassburger

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding issues in a claim involving real estate are resolvable by common knowledge and did not turn on facts within the specific knowledge of professional experts
• imposing duty on broker to inspect property listed for sale to determine whether settlement or erosion problems are likely to occur and to disclose such information to prospective purchasers
• distinguishing between the residential home buyer and a purchaser of commercial real estate, who “is likely to be more experienced and sophisticated in his dealings”
• broker held liable for non-disclosure of property’s soil problems and history of mud slides
• real estate brokers possess professional knowledge and have professional obligations and duties
• real estate brokers subject to professional self-regulation

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).