Real Estate Agency Commission After Contract Expiration

A defendant, having acquired a property through an agency contract which stipulated a commission payable upon the ultimate execution of the sale, refused to pay the commission to the agency after the sale was finally concluded with a purchaser introduced by the agency, arguing that the sale took place after the agency contract had expired. The Court of Cassation rejected the appeal, holding that the commission was due because the sale was the direct result of the work performed by the agency during the term of the mandate, confirming that the culmination of the sale after the contract's expiration does not extinguish the agency's right to remuneration if the required causal link between the introduced transaction and the final sale is established.