Legal Opinion
Mendoza v. Comsat Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 3, 2000No. 98-10838PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGILL, Circuit Judge:
The principal issue in this appeal is whether a broker can recover an ex con-tractu commission on a procuring cause theory under the prevention doctrine in the absence of bad faith on the part of the seller. In this case, a written agreement between Jose Mendoza (Mendoza) and COMSAT Corporation (COMSAT) expressly conditioned Mendoza’s right to a commission upon a sale being made either before or within ninety days after his termination. When COMSAT refused to pay Mendoza a commission for a sale made nearly one year after Mendoza’s termination, Mendoza commenced the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Facchina v. SullivanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1954
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3Cited by15 opinions
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