Redfield v. Estate of Redfield

OPINION

This appeal focuses on Carson Realty’s entitlement to a broker’s commission. The district court awarded Carson Realty a broker’s fee in the amount of $320,000 on the ground that Maxit Financial Corporation, holder of a right of first refusal on the Redfield Estate property, was required to match the purchase offer of D & S Construction, Inc., which included a broker’s fee to Carson Realty. For the reasons set forth hereinafter, we disagree.

Real estate known as the Callahan Ranch property was owned by the Estate of LaVere Redfield (Estate). The Estate entered into an agreement that…