Agent Commission on Indirect Sale by Mandatary

A defendant, having received a mandate to sell property and subsequently acquiring the property through a third party to avoid paying the agreed commission to the agent, was sued for that commission. The court held that the contractual obligation to pay the commission arose from the successful completion of the mandate, regardless of whether the final sale was directly to the defendant or through an intermediary acting on the defendant's behalf, affirming that the agent was entitled to the commission because the sale was ultimately achieved due to the initial mandate.