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Stein v. Schell

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Oct 15, 1980
388 So. 2d 1100 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)

Opinion

No. 79-1975.

October 15, 1980.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Broward County, John G. Ferris, J.

Larry Finkelstein of Law Offices of James Cary Jacobson, Hollywood, for appellants.

Robert C. Maland, Miami, for appellees.


This is an appeal from a final summary judgment holding that the appellants were not entitled to a brokerage commission under the terms of an agreement with the appellees. The agreement is ambiguous as to the liability of the appellees to the appellants under the circumstances of this case. In the trial court both sides submitted affidavits supporting a construction of the contract in their favor. Because the controlling provisions of the contract are ambiguous and the parties are in disagreement as to the proper construction thereof, we believe it was error to resolve the dispute by summary judgment. Westchester Fire Insurance Company v. In-Sink-Erator, 252 So.2d 856 (Fla. 4th DCA 1971).

Accordingly, this cause is reversed for further proceedings consistent herewith.

ANSTEAD, GLICKSTEIN and HURLEY, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Stein v. Schell

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Oct 15, 1980
388 So. 2d 1100 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)
Case details for

Stein v. Schell

Case Details

Full title:ANITA STEIN AND WARREN STEIN D/B/A MURRAY REALTIES AND TRI-ENGEL REALTIES…

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Oct 15, 1980

Citations

388 So. 2d 1100 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)

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