Hayward v. Commercial Concepts Corp.

LAGARDE, Justice.

Appellee, Commercial Concepts Corporation d/b/a/ VR Business Brokers, sued appellant, Phillip D. Hayward, to recover a commission pursuant to a brokerage contract for the sale of Hayward’s retail candy store. After a bench trial, the district court entered judgment in favor of VR.

In a single point of error, Hayward asserts that the trial court erred in entering judgment for VR for a broker’s commission when there was no evidence that the prospective purchaser was “ready, willing and able” to purchase the business, in that the prospective purchaser failed to comply with a…