Question juridique clé
Whether the 28 August 1997 writing constituted a broker's commission promise to the plaintiff under the trust principle.
Solution extraite
The plaintiff could and had to understand the writing as a commission promise addressed to him for the sale of the listed parcels.
Motifs extraits
Although the lower court found no actual consensus, the letter was addressed only to the plaintiff, concerned only the defendants' parcels, and the surrounding circumstances made a third-person broker interpretation implausible. The defendants' shared interest in a coordinated sale did not negate a promise to the plaintiff.