Legal Opinion
Pollard & Bagby, Inc. v. Pierce Arrow, L.L.C.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided November 5, 1999No. Record 990137PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Keenan
In this appeal, we determine whether the new owner of an apartment building is obligated by contract to pay commissions to the agent who procured tenants for the former owner, for as long as those tenants continue to reside in the leased premises.
The following facts are not in dispute. Pollard & Bagby, Inc. (Pollard) acted as the leasing agent for Willard R. Simmons, the former owner of an apartment building located on Stuart Avenue in Richmond (the property). As Simmons’s agent, Pollard procured tenants for the property. Simmons, Pollard, and each tenant procured by Pollard entered into a…
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