Larson-Hegstrom & Associates, Inc. v. Jeffries

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• finding enforceable a clause that provided the broker its 6% commission if the seller terminated the exclusive listing agreement before the end of the listing period
• applying the Restatement (Second) of Contracts § 356 (1979), and finding enforceable a clause that provided the broker its 6% commission if the seller terminated the exclusive listing agreement before the end of the listing period
• an agreement made in advance of a breach is a penalty unless the amount fixed in the contract is a reasonable forecast of just compensation for the harm caused by the breach and the harm caused by the breach is incapable or very difficult of accurate estimation

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