Schmalzried v. Findley

Florida District Courts of Appeal
Schmalzried v. Findley, 394 So. 2d 436 (1981)
1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 19534
Hubbart, Liles, Ret, Schwartz, Woodie

Schmalzried v. Findley

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

The summary judgment entered below is reversed because the record reflects a genuine, triable issue as to whether the plaintiff-brokers earned their commission by producing a buyer ready, willing, and able to purchase on terms acceptable to the defendant-seller, and upon which he actually and specifically agreed. Hopkins v. Gibson Furniture, Inc., 312 So.2d 499 (Fla. 2d DCA 1975); Jerry Norris, Inc. v. Ackel, 311 So.2d 712 (Fla. 4th DCA 1975); Cammack v. Leonhardt, 302 So.2d 170 (Fla. 4th DCA 1974); see generally, Holl v. Talcott, 191 So.2d 40 (Fla. 1966).

Reversed.

Dissenting Opinion

HUBBART, Chief Judge

(dissenting).

I must respectfully dissent. I would affirm the final summary judgment under review because, in my view, there is no genuine issue of material fact as to whether the plaintiff real estate brokers herein earned their commission by producing a buyer ready, willing, and able to purchase the subject multi-million dollar business upon terms acceptable to their client, the defendant seller. The record with unmistakable clarity shows that the defendant seller emphatically rejected the putative buyer’s offers to buy, that the said buyer’s terms were never finalized or accepted by the defendant seller, and that, at best, the parties merely engaged in lengthy negotiations which eventually broke down. The defendant seller was, accordingly, entitled to a final summary judgment in his favor. McAllister Hotel, Inc. v. Porte, 98 So.2d 781 (Fla. 1957); Wilder v. Burton, 317 So.2d 776 (Fla. 3d DCA 1975); Zaydon v. Wilder, 305 So.2d 81 (Fla. 3d DCA 1975), cert. dismissed, 330 So.2d 133 (Fla. 1976).

I would affirm.

Reference

Full Case Name
Charles J. SCHMALZRIED and Robert E. Caldwell v. Emery M. FINDLEY, Jr.
Cited By
2 cases
Status
Published