Williams v. Bel

STOULIG, Judge.

This appeal involves a broker’s claim for commission and reasonable attorney fees under a contract to sell real estate where the buyer failed to take title because the property was partially destroyed by a hurricane before the act of sale was passed.

This litigation was initiated by the prospective buyer, Mrs. Joseph Williams,1 who filed suit against the seller, Mrs. Norma S. Bel, for $2,380 for breaching the agreement to sell by failing to restore the property after Hurricane Betsy. Also joined as a defendant was Rene Brunet, Inc.,2 for the return of the $1,690 deposit made by…