Smith v. Mohan

DOWD, Judge.

Plaintiff-purchaser appeals from the judgment of the trial court, sitting as trier of fact, in favor of defendants-vendors, denying purchaser specific performance of a residential sales contract. In the interim between execution of the sales contract and closing of the sale, the residence was substantially destroyed by fire. We affirm.

Purchaser was interested in buying a particular piece of residential property and requested the services of a real estate agent, licensed in Missouri, to assist him in putting the deal together. Purchaser offered the agent a three percent commission…