Gower-Goheen Realty, Inc. v. Braun

MANN, Judge.

After the expiration of a five-year lease with option to purchase entered into in 1961 appellees sold the property to the lessees, who had held over. Appellant, who had negotiated the lease, was paid a commission on the lease rental and claimed a commission on the subsequent sale. The option price was $85,000.00 less one-half of the rental payments to date of exercise. During the term of the lease the owners expressed a desire to sell. Appellant advised waiting until the lessee, which operated a motel for which the leased property served as a parking lot, came to them. On several…