
Will Duel Agency Be A Thing Of The Past?
The Orange County Bar recently held their annual Real Estate Legislation Update presented by Attorney Peter Wittlin. Mr. Wittlin discussed the Appellate Court upholding “Horika v Caldwell Banker Residential (11-21-16, Cal Supreme Ct) 1 Cal 5th 1024; CR3d 1; 2016 Cal.Lexis 9428 http://law.justia.com/cases/california/supreme-court/2016/s218734.html which dealt with the issue of duel agency. The “short version” of the decision from a non-lawyer’s understanding was that if an ag