Question

John Trident was a real estate agent working for Quantum Real Estate Ltd. His sister-in-law Jennie was looking for some income property, and after some searching John Trident entered into a deal with Mr. and Mrs. Lipton, persuading them to list their property for sale with him and subsequently presented an offer to purchase from his sister-in-law, who used her maiden name (P. Hayes) so that the sellers would not know that he was related to the purchaser. Before the deal was to close, the Liptons discovered the relationship between the agent and the purchaser and refused to go through with the deal. John Trident sued for his commission and his sister-in-law sued for specific performance.

Answer 1

Ans: John trident will lose the case because the deal was about to close but not finalized. So if he sued on Mr. Lipton then it is not right to sue on him because it is clearly mentioned above that the deal was not finalized and also he hide the relation between his sister-in-law and him, so this can come under fraud as in agreement and on papers, all things should be clear before the finalization of the agreement.

In the case of sister-in-law she may also loose the case because it was clearly mention that the deal not finalized and also it is her bother-in-law that did the fraud by hiding the relationship with her but not the Mr.Lipton. So, this the reason that she may loose the case.