Winston Financial Group, Inc. v. Fults Management, Inc.

Opinion by

Judge HUME.

Defendant, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co., appeals from a judgment entered at the conclusion of a bench trial that awarded plaintiff, Winston Financial Group, Inc., a real estate brokerage commission for securing a tenant for space owned by defendant. We affirm.

Plaintiff initiated a relationship with a business entity to assist it in securing office space. Defendant’s property was among those plaintiff showed to the entity that ultimately became defendant’s tenant.

Shortly thereafter, the prospective tenant reassigned responsibility for locating new office space to…