Barnett v. Jenkins

Tom Glaze, Judge.

This appeal involves the trial court’s award of a real estate broker’s commission. The appellant, Bera Barnett, represents the estate of Vern Barnett, deceased, who had listed certain property with his son, Gene Barnett, an agent for the appellee Gary Jenkins, a real estate broker. Appellee instituted this action based on that listing contract and a subsequent offer and acceptance contract signed by Barnett, as seller, and L. G. Morris, as buyer, on August 5, 1981. The relevant events leading to and the circumstances surrounding the execution of these two documents must first…