Kentucky man says agent sold him his own home and pressured him for an extra $85,000

A Kentucky man who hired an estate agent to sell his first house later bought a property owned by that same agent for $300,000. He now says he was pressured to pay an extra $85,000. That fight has led to a partial win at the Kentucky Court of Appeals. In a decision released on November 13, the appeals court brought back most of Jason Wagner's legal claims against estate agent Rick Walters and Lenihan Real Estate. This allows the case to go back to a lower court. The case focuses on three key issues: whether Walters properly shared that he owned the second house, how the extra payment was set up, and whether his real estate company can be held responsible.How the two property deals beganAccording to the Kentucky Court of Appeals' ruling, Wagner met Walters in January 2024 after a shared friend suggested the agent. Wagner wanted to sell his house on Stable Springs Drive in Louisville. He had never sold a home before. Walters worked for Lenihan Real Estate and also offered to help Wagner find a new place to live. On January 24, 2024, Wagner hired Walters to sell his current home. That very same day, Wagner signed a contract to buy a house on Whipps Mill Road that Walters personally owned.