Legal Opinion
Mike Palm, Inc. v. Interdonato
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 30, 1988No. 87-357PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GALLAGHER, Senior Judge:
This is an appeal from the denial of appellant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, which followed a trial where a jury awarded appellee $30,000 in damages as a consequence of appellant’s refusal to pay appellee a commission for her services as a business broker. Appellant asserts that he is not liable for the commission because he did not sell his restaurant, contending that the clear language of the listing agreement entered into between the parties entitled appellee to receive a commission only if the sale of appellant’s restaurant was actually…
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