Metro Realty of Tidewater, Inc. v. Woolard

This is the appeal of a judgment in a non-jury case rejecting a real estate agent’s claim for a commission. The pertinent facts are not in conflict, and we hold the trial court’s ruling was contrary to law applicable to this undisputed evidence.

Appellee Fenner V. Woolard, Jr., the defendant below, owned a parcel of land in the City of Virginia Beach. He had planned to construct a building on the property from which to conduct his business of furnishing and installing vinyl and carpet floor covering. During October of 1978, Woolard was “approached” by Mrs. Sherry Harrison, a real estate agent…