Murphy Real Estate Corp. v. Barron

We are here presented with the question of a broker’s right to recover its commission under an exclusive listing contract, where a sale had not been consummated during the listing period, but where the owner later sold to an individual with whom the broker had negotiations.

On April 6, 1970, Mr. and Mrs. Harry H. Barron, defendants herein, signed an agreement with the plaintiff, Murphy Real Estate Corporation, giving the company the exclusive right to sell their home for a period of six months. The terms of the listing contract provided that payment of plaintiff’s commission was contingent…