Gertrude Gardner, Inc. v. Bryant

AUGUSTINE, Judge.

Appellee, Gertrude Gardner, Inc., (Gardner) sued appellant Earl Bryant, Sr. for a commission due to Gardner on the sale of a house to Mr. Bryant’s next door neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Evans. The trial court held that Gardner was entitled to a six percent commission. We affirm.

Earl Bryant entered into a listing agreement with Gardner for the sale of his house. That agreement was dated May 7, 1981. The pertinent language of that contract is as follows:

I/We agree to pay you ... a commission of 6 (six) percent on the gross amount of any agreement to sell ... that may be…