Dolan v. Scanlan
Citations
- 57 Cal. 261
Syllabus
<p>Commission on Sam—Broker—Agent.—A party who employs a broker to sell real estate may, notwithstanding, negotiate a sale himself; and if he does so without any agency of the broker, and before the latter has procured a purchaser, he is not liable for commission.</p> <p>Id.—Id.—Id.—The commission of a broker is earned by finding a sufficient purchaser ready and willing to enter into a valid contract for the purchase, upon the terms fixed by the owner; and having introduced such a one to the owner as a purchaser, he is not deprived of his right to commission by the owner negotiating a sale himself.</p>
How courts have described this case
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- public reprimand for wilful abandonment of a legal matter, Standard 44, and failure to notify client of dismissal of an action, Standard 4
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Judges: McKee
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