Alexander v. Brumfield

Citations

• 124 Miss. 177
• 87 So. 9

Syllabus

<p>1. Brokers. When broker entitled to commissions 'for sale of land on revocation of authority stated.</p> <p>When the owner of land contracts in writing with real ’estate 'broker for the sale thereof on commission revokes the authority thereby conferred on the broker, but afterwards orally directs the broker to proceed with the sale of the land, and the broker thereafter obtains a purchaser who buys the land, he is entitled to the commission for making the sale agreed on in the original contract.</p> <p>2. Brokers. Broker selling portion of land he was authorized to sell, and also other land, held entitled to commissions only on former.</p> <p>When a broker who has been authorized to sell land for the owner on commission procures a purchaser to whom the owner sells a portion of the land, the broker is authorrized to sell, and also other land, the broker is entitled to commissions only on that portion of the land which he was authorized to sell.</p>