Edmonds v. Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate Services, Inc.

In this case, we decide whether a real estate broker may continue to negotiate with a prospective purchaser after the listing period has expired but during an additional period in which the broker’s commission is to be paid if the property is sold to a prospect with whom the broker negotiated during the listing period. Because the broker prevailed in the trial court, we view the evidence and all reasonable inferences in the light most favorable to it. Litchford v. Hancock, 232 Va. 496, 497, 352 S.E.2d 335, 336 (1987).

On November 8, 1984, Lee C. Edmonds and Ruth C. Edmonds listed their…