Gillmore v. Morelli

ERICKSTAD, Chief Justice.

Alfred C. Gillmore and Investors Management & Marketing, Inc. (IMM), appealed from a judgment dismissing their complaint against Reginald Morelli to recover a commission for procuring a buyer for property owned by Morelli. We dismiss the appeal.

Gillmore, a real estate broker for IMM, sought and received Morelli’s permission to seek a buyer for a beer distributing business owned by Morelli and his wife for a commission of 5% of the sale price. Gill-more contacted Jeff Miller, President of Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Minot (Coke), who indicated an interest in…