Jacobs v. Locatelli

Neither the statute of frauds nor the parol evidence rule precluded a real estate broker’s suit for her commission, as she could rely on extrinsic evidence to show that the one owner who signed her listing agreement did so as agent for the other owners.  The trial court erred in dismissing this suit by a…

Westside Estate Agency, Inc. v. Randall

A broker’s agreement to negotiate the purchase or sale of real property falls within the statute of frauds and must be in writing.  Civ. Code 1624(a)(4) requires a broker’s agreement to buy or sell real property to be in writing.  Here, plaintiff broker did not obtain a written agreement when he negotiated, for a friend,…