Schultes Real Estate Co., Inc. v. Curis

Defendant-appellant appeals by leave granted from the circuit court’s order affirming the district court’s judgment awarding plaintiff a brokerage commission. We reverse.

On June 28, 1982, plaintiff obtained a listing agreement from Doctor and Mrs. Pokorny, the land contract vendees, of the home at 80 Stillmeadow in Grosse Pointe Shores. The Pokornys agreed to pay plaintiff a seven percent commission if it sold their interest in the home. Plaintiff’s agent Paula Moore attempted to sell the home.

Defendant Michael Curis (hereinafter defendant), a licensed real estate broker, made an offer to…