Legal Opinion
Bourgoin v. Fortier
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided October 25, 1973PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEATHERBEE, Justice.
On October 9, 1969 the Plaintiff, a licensed real estate broker, and the Defendant property owner executed a written contract which was to terminate exactly nine months later on July 9, 1970. This contract obligated the Plaintiff to find a purchaser for the Defendant’s property in return for a ten percent commission of the sale price. In late June, 1970 the Defendant told the Plaintiff that he was taking the property off the market and would rent the premises. Shortly thereafter, nine days before the contract’s end, the Defendant sold the property himself for $6,000 to a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Louis Schlesinger Co. v. RiceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1950
- Monk v. MortonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1943
- Palmer v. NissenDistrict Court, D. Maine · 1966
- Nicholas v. BursleyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1960
- Carlsen v. ZaneCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Bump v. RobbinsMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1987
- Foltz v. BegnocheSupreme Court of Kansas · 1977
- Daigle Commercial Group, Inc. v. St. LaurentSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1999
- Gendron Realty, Inc. v. N.J. Gendron Lumber Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1987
- In Re Capitol Hill GroupDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2005
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