Hertzmark-Parnegg Realty, Inc. v. Hunt

OPINION

EASLEY, Chief Justice.

Hertzmark, a real estate broker, filed suit to recover a real estate commission from Hunt. Hunt impleaded Wilson, who had signed the contract to buy the property from Hunt, and also impleaded Hoffman, to whose limited partnership the property was conveyed. The trial court dismissed Hertz-mark’s complaint and he appealed. We affirm.

The issue involves a phrase in the Listing Agreement stating that the owner shall pay a commission to the broker if the property is “sold, exchanged or conveyed” within twelve months after the expiration of the term of the agreement to…