JAMESON REALTY GROUP v. KOSTINER

No. 1-03-2914.

813 N.E.2d 1124 (2004)

351 Ill. App.3d 416

286 Ill.Dec. 431

JAMESON REALTY GROUP, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Lewis KOSTINER, Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, First District, Fourth Division.

July 29, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vurdelja & Heaphy, Chicago (George N. Vurdelja, Jr., of counsel), for Appellant.

Schain, Burney, Ross & Citron, Ltd., of Chicago (Jerome Wiener and Timothy J. McGonegle, of counsel), for Appellee.


Presiding Justice QUINN delivered the opinion of the court:

This appeal concerns, inter alia, the validity of a liquidated damages clause in a real estate brokerage contract under which a broker sought to recover damages against a seller who prematurely terminated an exclusive listing agreement with the broker. For the following reasons, we hold that the provision is valid and affirm the judgment of the circuit court.

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