Legal Opinion
Burton v. Merritts Properties, Ltd.
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided March 11, 1986No. Nos. 85-1374, 85-2098PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
NESBITT, Judge.
Harvey Burton, doing business as Investments Funding Associates, the real estate broker (broker) appeals a directed verdict entered in favor of Merritts Properties, Ltd. (seller), in the broker’s action for a commission and he also appeals an order awarding attorney’s fees to the seller. We reverse.
The seller engaged the broker to find a buyer for two pieces of property at a price that would yield a $100,000 profit to the seller after commissions. The broker obtained two proposed contracts (offers) on the two pieces of property which were in compliance with the $100,000 profit…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- MacGregor v. HosackSupreme Court of Florida · 1952
- Randolph v. NeeleyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966
- Cammack v. LeonhardtDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
- Countywide Realty Corp. v. AlbaniSupreme Court of Delaware · 1980
- Kowalski v. WilderDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970
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