Legal Opinion · Dissent

Weldon v. Lashley

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 12, 1957No. 36803Published

1DissentQuillian, J.

I am constrained to- dissent from the majority opinion. The rule is well settled that for a real-estate broker to earn his commission he must procure a purchaser ready, able and willing to buy his patron owner’s property on the terms the patron offers to sell. Langford v. Berry, 68 Ga. App. 193 (22 S. E. 2d 349); Selton v. Dowling, 79 Ga. App. 690 (2) (64 S. E. 2d 763). The buyer’s acceptance of the owner’s offer, “to be binding, must be absolute, complete, and unequivocal, and identical with the terms of the offer.” Dukes v. Gore & Co., 11 Ga. App. 743, 744 (76 S. E. 365). If the prospective…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Gray v. LynnSupreme Court of Georgia · 1913
  2. Franklin Savings & Loan Co. v. BrananCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1936
  3. Cunningham v. AvakianSupreme Court of Georgia · 1941
  4. Van Winkle v. HarrisSupreme Court of Georgia · 1911
  5. Cliett v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1943

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