Findley v. Davis

Cooper, Judge.

In August of 1984, John Clayton Davis (“Davis”) entered into a contract with appellant’s mother (“Mrs. Findley”) whereby Davis would represent Mrs. Findley as legal counsel in connection with the sale of her property once known as Broadview Plaza in Atlanta. The contract provided that Davis’ fee would be eight percent of the sales price unless Davis had to re-activate his real estate license, in which case the fee would be ten percent. The contract was witnessed and signed by appellant. On March 27, 1985, Mrs. Findley died and appellant became the executor of her estate. The…