Whether the broker earned its commission despite the sale occurring after termination of the brokerage contract.
Yes. The broker had performed the causally relevant activity during the contract term, and the later sale remained attributable to that effort.
Under Arts. 412 and 413 CO, remuneration is due when the broker's activity causes the principal contract. The court held that forwarding documentation to A. was an objectively suitable brokerage act, and the eventual sale to A.'s sister was sufficiently linked by causal connection and family relation. The timing after termination was irrelevant because the decisive activity occurred while the contract was unquestionably in force.