Wyatt Realty Enterprises, Ltd. v. Bob Jones Realty Co.

In this appeal, we consider whether the trial court erred in refusing to set aside an arbitration award granting Bob Jones Realty Company (Jones), rather than Wyatt Realty Enterprises, Ltd. (Wyatt), a commission for the sale of a parcel of real estate.

On November 2, 1978, Barbara R. Brown granted Wyatt the exclusive right to sell her property in the City of Portsmouth. The “Standard Form Authorization to Sell” executed by Brown included a printed provision obligating the owner to pay the realtor the agreed-upon cash commission “if within ninety days after the termination of this agency,…