Owner’s right to sell property placed with broker; broker’s right to commissions

The fact that property is placed in the hands of a broker to sell shall not prevent the owner from selling, unless otherwise agreed. The broker’s commissions are earned when, during the agency, he finds a purchaser who is ready, able, and willing to buy and who actually offers to buy on the terms stipulated by the owner. History. Civil Code 1895, § 3015; Civil Code 1910, § 3587; Code 1933, § 4-213. History of Code section. This Code section is derived from the decisions in Hyams v. Miller, 71 Ga. 608 (1883), Doonan v. Ives & Krouse, 73 Ga. 295 (1885), and Emery v. Atlanta Real Estate Exch., 88 Ga. 321, 14 S.E. 556 (1891).