Hebert v. Lebouef

STOKER, Judge.

This appeal arises out of a suit for breach of an exclusive real estate listing contract. Cordell Hebert, the plaintiff-ap-pellee, sued Walter Lebouef, the defendant-appellant, for a commission as a result of a lease-purchase contract entered into by defendant with a third party. The trial court awarded the commission. We affirm.

FACTS

Hebert secured an exclusive listing to sell Lebouef’s home. The listing provided in pertinent part:

“For and in consideration of your listing this property for sale in your office and your making a reasonable effort to sell the property, I agree that…