Jacobs v. Locatelli

Opinion

RUSHING, P. J.—

Introduction

Bernice Jacobs (Jacobs) appeals from a judgment entered by the trial court after a demurrer to her complaint was sustained without leave to amend. Jacobs is a real estate broker who claims that she is owed a commission for her efforts to sell a parcel of property in Marin County. She alleges that, although certain owners did not sign the agreement that promised the commission, the owner who did sign the contract told her that he was signing as the agent of the others, who had formed a joint venture. The nonsigning owners, whose demurrer was sustained, mainly…