Supreme Court of Florida

Voluntary condemnation can constitute a sale for purposes of a real estate brokerage commission. General contract principles should apply to determine whether, in a given case, the seller and the broker agreed to pursue condemnation as an alternative way to sell the property.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/05/2004
• Published 02/05/2004

Judges

• CANTERO, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kenneth G. Oertel and C. Anthony Cleveland of Oertel, Fernandez & Cole, P.A., Tallahassee, FL, for Petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Law Offices of R. Stuart Huff, Coral Gables, FL;  Ben H. Wilkinson of Pennington, Moore, Wilkinson, Bell & Dunbar, P.A., Tallahassee, FL;  and Adam Lawrence of Lawrence & Daniels, Miami, FL, for Respondent.