Gendron Realty, Inc. v. N.J. Gendron Lumber Co.

SCOLNIK, Justice.

The defendant, N.J. Gendron Lumber Co., Inc. of Portland, Maine (the Lumber Company) appeals from a judgment entered after a jury-waived trial in the Superior Court (Cumberland County) in favor of the plaintiff, Gendron Realty, Inc. (Gen-dron Realty) in the sum of $32,529.03 on a breach of contract claim for a real estate broker’s commission. This case presents the novel issue of what constitutes “negotiating” between a real estate broker and a prospective purchaser of industrial property under the terms of an exclusive right to sell real estate agreement. For the reasons set…