ROSS v. PERRY

No. 74.

189 S.E.2d 226 (1972)

281 N.C. 570

Ruth P. ROSS v. Seborn PERRY.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

June 16, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McLendon, Brim, Brooks, Pierce & Daniels, and E. Norman Graham, and C. Allen Foster, Greensboro, for plaintiff appellant.

Jordan, Wright, Nichols, Caffrey & Hill, by Welch Jordan and William L. Stocks, Greensboro, for defendant appellee.


SHARP, Justice:

The question presented is: What effect did the unanticipated condemnation of defendant's property have upon the right of Ross' successor to continue to receive the commissions stipulated in defendant's letter of 20 September 1943 to Ross?

The rule is that a real estate broker, employed by the owner to sell or lease designated property, is entitled to his commission when he negotiates a sale or lease within the terms of his authority; and his...

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