McLeod v. Wilson

MADDOX, Justice.

This appeal involves the question of whether there was evidence that a real estate broker was the “efficient cause” in procuring a purchaser for a particular tract of land, so that she would be entitled to a commission from the sellers. The trial court entered a summary judgment on behalf of the sellers of the property. We reverse and remand.

Genell V. McLeod, plaintiff/appellant, is a licensed real estate broker in Mobile. John Howard Wilson and his wife Laurel Wilson, defendants/appellees, are residents of Baldwin County. The facts indicate that sometime prior to March 1,…