Fisher v. Keyes Co.

The trial court entered a summary judgment adverse to a prospective purchaser of real property in favor of a broker employed by the seller.

There were a series of offers and counter-offers. The sellers, husband and wife, held title to the real property involved by an estate by the entireties. The wife failed to fully execute the final contract and, prior to her doing so, the prospective purchaser revoked his final offer. A commission was awarded to the broker because of a provision in the agreement which reads as follows:

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