Posted by John Merchant on October 11, 2007 at 15:12:14:
To successfully sue that REA you’d have to prove several things:
First, the REA represented you…and if it was something she told HER clients (doesn’t sound like she was representing you, does it?)then that wouldn’t give you very solid grounds for suing her.
Secondly, you’d have to prove her malicious statement was made and it affected and killed her clients’ interest in your house…can you prove that?
But a Cause of Action (COA) might exist in law in your state if her tortious (wrongful) actions and statements did kill a contractual deal you had going with her clients.
This might give grounds for an action based on Tortious Interference with Contractual Agreement, if such a CA ever existed between you, which I’d doubt.
If you can prove these things, sure, go ahead and talk to a lawyer or two, and see how much interest you might be able to generate.
Posted by Clay County on October 11, 2007 at 11:01:00:
we recently found out that a realtor that showed our home told her clients that they didn’t want it because it was swampland. They purchased a home down the street and the realtor got full commision. any advice?
how do you know about the statement? single hearsay? double hearsay? triple?
the realtor who showed your home is (I am reading between the lines) NOT your realtor. If I’m right, she does not represent your interests, and is not accountable to you.
Move on. Stop expending energy and emotion on something as silly as this. You may have 50 people walk through your home before someone bites on it. Get used to it.