National Business Acquisitions, Inc. v. Mandula

Miller, Judge.

This case concerns a contract between a business broker and a potential business purchaser containing a provision that the purchaser may be liable if he interferes with the broker’s right to a commission from the seller of a certain business. The question on appeal is whether this contract provision renders that purchaser liable if he contacts the seller and buys the business long after the purchaser has had any contact with the broker. Since the broker was not entitled to a commission from the seller, we hold that the contract does not impose any liability and therefore affirm…