Amerifirst Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Dutch Realty, Inc.

DELL, Judge.

Appellee Dutch Realty, Inc. (the broker) sued appellant Amerifirst Federal Savings and Loan Association (Amerifirst) for recovery of a real estate commission. Ameri-first filed a third party claim in indemnity against the buyer, appellee First Baptist Church of Boynton Beach (the Church).

John Shudlick, the owner of the brokerage firm, through his affiliation with the Church, knew of the Church’s need to purchase a parcel of real property. A salesman employed by the broker initiated the negotiations for the purchase of Ameri-first’s property. Amerifirst originally offered to sell…