Halbert v. Block-Meeks Realty Co.’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate · 8 state decisions

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1. “Under this contract we hold that appellee had an exclusive listing of the Myrtle Lane property, and when it was shown that the sale of this property was made by the Halberts to the Bossons within the listing time, it made no difference to whom or in what manner the Halberts sold to the Bossons, they could not defeat appel-lee’s commission, even though the Halberts sold to a stranger to appellee. It was not necessary under the plain wording of the contract for appellee to show that the sale was made on information given or received or obtained through appellee’s efforts, or that appellee had found a buyer, ready, willing and able to buy, for the contract contained no such provisions. In other words, during the listing period, appellants could not sell their property to anyone, without becoming liable to appellee for the commission specified in the contract.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Atkins v. L.L. Cole & Son, Inc.