The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases
The Legal Environment of Business: Text and Cases
10th Edition
ISBN: 9781337535878
Author: Frank B. Cross; Roger LeRoy Miller
Publisher: Cengage Learning US
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Chapter 13, Problem 8BCP

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Case summary: Person T, a real estate broker, voluntarily went on and showed a townhouse to the couple named JS and JR. The owner of the townhouse was R and H. In the absence of T, JS and JR revisited the townhouse with an objective to purchase it and agreed to purchase on the same day. There was a condition mentioned in the contract that the fees of the real estate broker would be paid in case someone bought the property.

To find: Whether JS and JR are entitled to pay person T, even though she was not present to show the townhouse to the couple.

Summary Introduction

Case summary: Person T, a real estate broker voluntarily, went on and showed a townhouse to the couple named JS and JR. The owner of the townhouse was R and H. In the absence of T, due to some religious belief, JS and JR revisited the townhouse with an objective to purchase it and agreed to purchase on the same day. A condition was mentioned in the contract which clearly stated that the fees of the real estate broker would be paid by the buyer.

To find: The obligation of the parties involved in the business deals.

Summary Introduction

Case summary: Person T, a real estate broker, voluntarily went on and showed a townhouse to a couple named JS and JR. The owner of the townhouse was R and H. In the absence of T due to some religious belief, JS and JR revisited the townhouse with an objective to purchase it and agreed to purchase on the same day. A condition was mentioned in the contract which clearly stated that the fees of the real estate broker would be paid by the buyer.

To find: The ways in which this situation could have been avoided.

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