Higgenbotham Realty, Inc. v. Brock

In a nonjury trial the court awarded Clifton Brock, a registered real estate broker, $67,500 as a commission in connectiqn with sale of a ranch for $675,000. Although Brock did not conclude the sale, the trial court found that he was the procuring cause and that the equitable owners of the property had agreed to pay him a ten percent commission if he effected a sale. See Fearick v. Smugglers Cove, Inc., 379 So.2d 400 (Fla.2d DCA 1980). Higgenbotham Realty, Inc., and Martin Higgenbotham contend the trial court erred in entering judgment for Brock. There was conflicting evidence; however,…