Legal Opinion
Restifo v. Pastor
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided February 20, 1957No. 1891PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
QUINN, Associate Judge.
Plaintiff brought an action for a real-estate broker's commission, alleging that he had procured a signed offer of a purchaser ready, willing and able to buy defendant’s property on the authorized terms. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
In February 1955 Restifo (hereinafter called the seller) employed Pastor, a real-estate broker (hereinafter referred to as the broker), to find a purchaser for a small apartment building located in. the District of Columbia. After receiving an offer, the seller furnished the following memorandum to the broker:
“I hereby…
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