Clodfelter v. Plaza Ltd.

OPINION

SOSA, Senior Justice.

This cause of action is brought by plaintiff Clodfelter, a real estate broker, against defendant partnership, Plaza Limited (Owners), to recover the commission due on the sale of certain property in Taos. The trial court awarded Clodfelter the agreed upon commission on the property sale. We affirm the trial court.

The determinative question to be answered is whether, in an agreement between a broker and a property owner, either an “exclusive right to sell” or an “exclusive agency” clause restricts the right of a property owner to engage the services of another…