Legal Opinion
Buckley v. Woodlawn Development Corporation
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided June 10, 1957No. 42555, 42927PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMLIN, Justice ad hoc.
Charles Edwin Buckley, a licensed realtor, brought this suit against Woodlawn Development Corporation to recover the sum of $3,250, alleged to be due him as a realtor’s commission on the sale of 487.25 acres of the Bob Harman Plantation, situated south of Monroe, Louisiana, owned by Woodlawn Development Corporation. In the alternative, he prayed for judgment against Earl J. Wills, individually.
Plaintiff predicated his suit upon an exclusive listing contract 1 executed on March 24; 1954, by him and Earl J. Wills, who signed the contract as follows:
“Woodlawn Development…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Jeanerette Rice & Milling Co. v. DurocherSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1909
- Chaffe v. StubbsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1885
- Jones v. Shreveport Lodge No. 122Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1952
- Vordenbaumen v. GrayLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1939
- Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. EvansSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1950
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3Cited by35 opinions
- South Louisiana Bank v. WilliamsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1991
- Boulos v. MorrisonSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1987
- Bamber Contractors, Inc. v. Morrison Engineering & Contracting Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1980
- Gulf States Exploration Co. v. Manville Forest Products Corp. (In Re Manville Forest Products Corp.)United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1988
- Marsh Investment Corp. v. LangfordDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1980
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