Deer Run Properties, L.L.C. v. Keys to the Lake Lodging, Co.

DANIEL E. SCOTT, Chief Judge.

Appellant, a real estate brokerage, challenges a summary judgment denying its claim against Respondent (Seller) for a real estate commission and ordering removal of a lien notice against Seller’s property. Appellant argues that summary judgment was inappropriate because genuine issues of material fact exist on both elements of its commission claim, and by extension, its statutory lien rights. 1

General Legal Principles

Missouri law regarding Seller’s liability on Appellant’s claim for a commission “is well established.” Kohn v. Cohn, 567 S.W.2d 441, 446…